Sabtu, 16 November 2013

BALI STARLING or BALI MYNAH

Bali starling or Bali mynah is the most beautiful of all the mynahs.
it is a thick-set, starling -sized bird with snow white plumage and elegant long white crest with blue eye shadow. the tip of its broad tail and the tips of flight feathers are black, and the beak, feet and legs are bluish grey... and it is endemic the island of Bali.

last survey on April 2013 , bali starling population was 26 individu left in the wild of bali barat national park, wich is 3 of them are chick or juvenile from last breeding session on march 2013,..
from last survey, when bali starling was found at bali barat national park, they were use on monsoon forest, savanna and mangrove forest for their activitity .

and latest news from bali barat national park and this is very good news for every body who concern about the critically endangered species The Bali Mynah, they will release 20 individu of bali starling on december 2013 . they will release at very hictoric and famous place , The Hindu Temple of SEGARA RUPEK , located on Prapat Agung Peninsula, when nice monsoon forest and savanna are here,.

At least 2 or 3 month before release, some rangers and volunteer and priest of the temple try to make some habituation for bali starling, they built some habituation cage, training and daily monitoring of bali starling, and manage the habitat aof bali starling, like prepare a good habitat like savanna and monsoon forest for bali starling.

hope upon bali starling crest  " release back the bali starling to bali barat national park skies"