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* Uses tree tops for cover and usually comes only to the ground to drink
* The Aviary participates in the Species Survival Plan of the Bali Mynah. |
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The Bali Mynah has pure white plumage set off by jet black tail and wing-tips. hey have a lacy crest of feathers, which is lifted during courtship.
Critically endangered: With only about 6 left in the wild (year 2001), this Mynah is one of the rarest birds in the world. The birds’ current range is limited to a small section of Bali Barat National Park in northwestern Bali. Their survival is threatened by habitat destruction. Capture for the pet trade is another reason for the mynah’s dwindling population.
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| DISTRIBUTION |
| Indonesian island of Bali |
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| HABITAT |
| Forests, open woodlands |
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| DIET |
| Fruits, insects, worms, and invertebrates and small reptiles |
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| BREEDING |
| They lay only one egg around the end November Incubation period of about 56 days |
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| AT THE AVIARY |
| See this bird in the Tropical Forest free-flight area |
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