Jalak Bali (Leucopsar rothschildi) is a kind of babbler bird of medium size, approximately 25cm long, from the tribe Sturnidae. Jalak Bali has specific characteristics, among them a white feather in her entire body except at the tip of the tail and wings black. The cheeks are not covered in fur, bright blue and the feet are grayish. Males and females alike.
Endemic to Indonesia, the Jalak Bali is only found in the woods west of Bali. This bird is also the only species endemic to Bali and in 1991 was crowned as the fauna symbol of Bali Province. The existence of this endemic animals protected by law.
Because of the beautiful and elegant appearance, Jalak Bali bird became one of the most sought by collectors and bird fancier. Illegal arrest, loss of forest habitat, and the area was found to be very limited bird causing the bird population is rapidly shrinking and threatened with extinction within a short time. To prevent this to happen, most zoos around the world run the Jalak Bali breeding program.
Jalak Bali status as a critically assessed in the IUCN Red List and listed in CITES Appendix I.
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