Bali myna | 台北市立動物園資訊網

TheBalimyna(Leucopsarrothschildi),alsoknownasRothschild'smynah,Balistarling,orBalimynah,locallyknownasjalakBali,isamedium-sizedstocky ...

Species of bird in Indonesia

The Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi), also known as Rothschilds mynah, Bali starling, or Bali mynah, locally known as jalak Bali, is a medium-sized (up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long), stocky myna, 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 yellow bill. Both sexes are similar. It is critically endangered and in 2020, fewer than 50 adults were assumed to exist in the wild.[3]

The Bali myna was formally described in 1912 by the German ornithologist Erwin Stresemann based on a female specimen collected on the island of Bali in Indonesia. He introduced a new genus Leucopsar and coined the binomial name Leucopsar rothschildi.[4] The genus name combines the Ancient greek leukos meaning "white" with p...