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Location:

Tropical Flights - across from Orangutans

Bali Mynah (Rothschild's Mynah)

  •  Jasmine (F) 6/2/2003

  • (M) 6/3/2016

Identifying Features:

History:

More Information:

  • Species threatened by caged bird trade.

  • Island of Bali's official bird

  • IUCN: Critically endangered

  • Live in mountain regions along North coast of Bali

  • Population decline due to collection for cage-bird trade and habitat loss

  • In 1999, more than 30 birds being prepped for reintroduction were stole by an armed gang

  • Only 6 individuals left in the wild in 2001

  • Today about 115 exist in the wild with about 1000 in zoological facilities

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