Bali Mynah

The Bali Mynah, also recognized as the Bali Starling, has been near extinction in the wild.

Scientific name: Leucopsar rothschildi
Family: Sturnidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves

CHARACTERISTICS

Weight:

• Its weight is from 85-100 grams.
• Male Bali Mynah is 22.9 cm (9 inches) long and
• Female is 21.8 cm (8.6 inches) long.

Color:

• The Bali Mynah is of all white except for its black wingtips and blue skin patches around the eyes.
  
• It has strong bill of bluish-gray in color and has a dull yellow horn on the tip.
  
• Their legs are of bluish-gray.

Body:

• It has brawny compact body with a round tail, and rigid feathers on forehead.
• This is a perching bird and their feet are well suited to hold on erectly.
• They have Fine grip which spontaneously tighten if they begin to fall backwards. The females are smaller and they are not as beautiful as like males.

BEHAVIOR

• This bird is very friendly.
• If they are not propagating they usually flock together in groups of 30-60 birds. Once after they started to breed males will become aggressive.
• Bali Mynahs are allo-preen and clean each other's feathers.

DIET

• Usually use to eat insects and fruits. They might also may be fed low-iron bird food.

REPRODUCTION

• Breeding occurs during the rainy season from November to April.
• They lay eggs between 2-4 blue-green eggs in tree cavities.
• Nests consist of small twigs and grass.
• Incubation period is for 13-16 days by both or just the female. While they are young, both parents use to feed them.
• After 15-25 days the young start to fledge but they are still fed by their parents for a few more weeks after they start fledging.
• The young shed their juvenile feathers and get their adult plumage just months after they leave the nest.