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Status and distribution of the endemic Bali starling Leucopsar rothschildi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

S. (Bas) van Balen ,
I Wayan A. Dirgayusa ,
I Made W. Adi Putra  and
Herbert H. T. Prins
I Wayan A. Dirgayusa
Affiliation:
Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara, Jalan Pamekar Raya 10, Bandung 40613, Indonesia. Tel./fax: +62 22 780 0780; e-mail: konus@bdg.centrin.net.id
I Made W. Adi Putra
Affiliation:
Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara, Jalan Pamekar Raya 10, Bandung 40613, Indonesia. Tel./fax: +62 22 780 0780; e-mail: konus@bdg.centrin.net.id
Herbert H. T. Prins
Affiliation:
Wageningen University, Tropical Nature Conservation and Vertebrate Ecology Group, Bornsesteeg 69, 6708 PD, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Tel.: +31 317 483 900; fax: +31 317 484 845; e-mail: Herbert.Prins@staf.ton.wag-ur.nl; Web: www.slm.wau.nl/natcons/ND
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Abstract

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The Bali starling Leucopsar rothschildi is a passerine endemic to the dry monsoon forest of the island of Bali, Indonesia. Habitat conversion and excessive capture for the pet trade brought the species to the verge of extinction in the 1980s. The species is critically endangered because of 1) an extremely small population size, 2) restriction to a small area, 3) illegal trapping, and 4) diminishing suitable habitat left within its natural range. An intricate web of factors prevents the Bali starling from emerging from this precarious situation.

Keywords

Bali IslandBali starlingconservationendangered speciesIndonesiaLeucopsar rothschildistatus
Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , July 2000 , pp. 188 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 2000

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