Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) is one of the most beautiful all at once the rarest bird in Indonesia. White Bird, a tuft, and the endemic Bali is listed in critical habitat sempti as well as a very small amount. It is estimated that approximately 50 fish live in the wild West Bali National Park.

Bali Starling endangered due to poaching and trade of wild animals and forest loss in Bali. Release efforts succeeded in increasing the amount, but it is uncertain how many are successfully breeding in the wild.
Bali Starling is a native habitat in the forests of West Bali, now survive in the wild only in National Parks of Western Bal. More Bali Starling lives in captivity in a cage (about 1,000) than in the wild.

When first identified in 1910, an estimated 300-900 fish live in the wild. In 1990 due to arrests, the numbers in the wild is reduced until the remaining 15 individuals. In 2001 Bali Starling is almost extinct in the wild, the number plummeted to just six individuals. Release increasing amounts up to 24 birds in 2005. In 2008 estimated that there are 50 fish in West Bali TN.

Although not a native habitats, introduction effort through the release done on the island of Nusa Penida. In 2009 counted 65 adult birds and 62 pups Bali Starling bird life in Nusa Penida.

The stages are as follows penangkarannya. Before starting menangkar, prepare candidates for broodstock cultivated not tame a wild character, age over 2-3 years, due to a productive Bali starlings usually after reaching that age. Bali starlings pairing adults do not have to start from the tillers, before the match with a prospective partner, it is wonderful for both of them are introduced in a separate cage but placed adjacent to each other, as often applied in the process of pairing cucak swamp. Having known each other which is marked by approaching each other, the birds can try caged animal.

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Corral size relative depending on the available land, ideally measuring the length width 1 mx 2 mx 3.5 m. high In fact, smaller size can also be the 1 mx 1 mx 3 m, an important high, because this bird species like the atmosphere of a high cage. left and right cage made of bricks or the like are important closed between the bulkhead enclosure with one another cage. The top and the front half was left open, because this bird is easy berdaptasi character with the surrounding environment, not sensitive.

Enough from the ground floor of the cage so you can easily absorb dirt and moisture in the cage intact. Stem tangkringan wooden rectangular not round, square box tangkringan more easily gripped. Bath tub as a means should be provided, nest boxes made of wood or plywood size 25 cm x 25 cm x 35 cm placed at the top, for easier harvesting of chicks, nest boxes placed outside, while the nest entrance facing into the cage. That way when we harvest chicks do not need to enter the cage, just open from the outside.

Sires who had a mate and enter a period of lust will be marked with the behavior of both ngoceh throughout the day that is a breeding pair is ready to mate. A week or two weeks later they would marry and are marked with transporting nest (a nest), the average breeding pair can lay 3-4 eggs. Eggs will hatch after incubated for 14 days, the special character of sires who can not take the child or the like to dispose of puppies, puppies usually can be harvested at the age of 2 days. Although ideally seedlings harvested after entering the age of 6-7 days. The new chicks are harvested primarily at age 2 days immediately put into incubators.

While the past two weeks and then after puppies are harvested, a pair of breeders is back in production. The need for broodstock voer extrafooding than enough given 30 head and 15 tail caterpillars crickets a day for a pair of breeding hongkong. Unless breeders who were brought chicks, crickets portion should be added twice. Meeting the nutritional fruit can be given fruit papaya or banana, vitamin triggers production shall also be given.

The mortality rate in Bali starlings piyikan can be said almost easily overcome, an important provision of food intake are met. Caring piyikan Bali starlings are relatively safe, because the condition was directly piyikan so hatch can hold his head while opening half’m fed up. Feeding on crickets dberikan piyikan quite as much once every half hour. Entering the age of one week plus food dough is mixed Kroto voer plus crickets. Chicks can feed themselves after entering the age of 30 days.

Bali starling chicks can be marketed after entering the age of 1 month. Prices Bali starling chicks aged 1 month ranges from Rp.15 million / pair. While breeders are already producing or broken cage around Rp.30 million / pair.