Bali Starling
Leucopsar rothschildi
The Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) is a legendary rhabdornis, starlings, and myna found in 2 countries, weighing about 91 g. The Bali myna, also known as Rothschild's mynah, Bali starling, or Bali mynah, locally known as jalak Bali, is a medium-sized, stocky myna native to northeast Bali in Indonesia.
About the Bali Starling
The Bali myna, also known as Rothschild's mynah, Bali starling, or Bali mynah, locally known as jalak Bali, is a medium-sized, stocky myna native to northeast Bali in Indonesia. It is almost wholly white with a long, drooping crest, and black tips on the wings and tail. The bird has blue bare skin around the eyes, greyish legs and a brown and yellow bill. Both sexes are similar. It is critically endangered and in 2020, fewer than 50 adults were assumed to exist in the wild.
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How to identify it
The Bali myna is a medium-large starling around 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in length. It is almost wholly white with a long, drooping crest, black wing-tips and tail tip. It has a brown and yellow bill with blue bare skin around the eyes and legs. The sexes are similar in appearance but the male has a longer crest than the female. The black-winged myna (Acridotheres melanopterus), a similar species, has a shorter crest and a much larger area of black on wings and tail, plus a yellow eye-ring (without feathers) and legs.
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Germany.
When to see it
Best months: January, April, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in April. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Bali Starling?
- The Bali myna is a medium-large starling around 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in length. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Bali Starling?
- The Bali Starling is a medium sized bird weighing about 91 g.
- Where can you see a Bali Starling?
- The Bali Starling occurs in 2 countries, including Indonesia.
- What birds look similar to a Bali Starling?
- The Bali Starling is most easily confused with the Atoll Starling, the Visayan Rhabdornis and the Emerald Starling.
- Is the Bali Starling endangered?
- The Bali Starling is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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