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Bali starling

Leucopsar rothschildi Stresemann, 1912

CRCritically Endangeredsongbirds

The bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 68 g to 91.9 g and live up to 24.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bali starling

Weight
68 g – 91.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
24.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
25 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bali starling live?

Not recorded

What is the bali starling?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi), also known as Rothschild's mynah, Bali myna, or Bali mynah, locally known as jalak Bali, is a medium-sized (up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long), stocky bird native to northwest 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Bali starling” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bali_starling&oldid=1383033514), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bali starling endangered?

The bali starling is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

How is the bali starling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusLeucopsar
  7. SpeciesLeucopsar rothschildi Stresemann, 1912
Other names and names in other languages (50)
  • Bali mynaEnglish
  • Bali mynaEnglish
  • Bali mynaEnglish
  • Bali mynahEnglish
  • Rothschild's mynahEnglish
  • Rothschild's starlingEnglish
  • White starlingEnglish
  • Балийска мейнаBulgarian
  • minà de BaliCatalan
  • majna RothschildovaCzech
  • maina BaliWelsh
  • BalistærDanish
  • BalistarGerman
  • Bali-StarGerman
  • balia sturnoEsperanto
  • Estornino de BaliSpanish
  • Estornino de RothschildSpanish
  • Miná de RothschildSpanish
  • مینای بالیPersian
  • balinkottarainenFinnish
  • Martin de RothschildFrench
  • Étourneau de RothschildFrench
  • balijski čvorakCroatian
  • Bali-seregélyHungarian
  • Curik baliIndonesian
  • Jalak BaliIndonesian
  • Maina di BaliItalian
  • Storno di BaliItalian
  • カンムリシロムクJapanese
  • balinis varnėnasLithuanian
  • ബാലി മൈനMalayalam
  • Бали майнаWestern Mari
  • BalispreeuwDutch
  • szpak balijskiPolish
  • بالی میناWestern Panjabi
  • mainá-de-baliPortuguese
  • Estorninho-de-baliPortuguese
  • mainá-de-rothschildPortuguese
  • Mainá-do-baliPortuguese
  • mainato-de-baliPortuguese
  • Балийский скворецRussian
  • škorec bielySlovak
  • Balijska minaSerbian
  • balistareSwedish
  • பாலி மைனாTamil
  • Bali SığırcığıTurkish
  • шпак балійськийUkrainian
  • 長冠八哥Chinese
  • 峇里島長冠八哥Chinese
  • 长冠八哥Chinese

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Relatives of the bali starling

Other species in the same family Sturnidae.

LC, Least Concern
Common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

Common myna

Acridotheres tristis

Sturnidae

CompareBali starling vs Common starlingBali starling vs Rosy starlingBali starling vs Common mynaBali starling vs Common hill myna

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bali starling?

An adult bali starling weighs 68 g – 91.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bali starling endangered?

The bali starling is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the bali starling live?

The bali starling has a recorded lifespan of 24.5 years.

What kind of animal is the bali starling?

The bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{bali_starling_2026,
  title = {Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bali-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}