White bird

["Tom Wilson" <>]

This bird does not, to my eye, look like a Starling.  Bill shape is wrong and the tail is too long for a start.  “Standard” Bali Starlings have a crest, blue skin around the eyes and look like starlings – even as an albino the crest would still show. 

Magpie still looks good to me.

Cheers

Tom Wilson

 

From: Philip Veerman

Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2020 4:51 PM

To: 'Michael Hunter'

Cc:

Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] White bird

 

Will be easy to find pictures of Bali Starling on the internet. If nothing
else try Jurong Bird Park in Singapore, I believe they have them. Or did
when I was there in 2014. But no hope in hell (yes we are already in hell)
of it being that.

Philip

-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus [ On Behalf Of
Michael Hunter
Sent: Saturday, 28 March, 2020 4:33 PM
To: <>
Cc: Alex Hunter
Subject: [Birding-Aus] White bird


An interesting suggestion Euan.

There is an All white Bali Starling which we saw years ago, a sought after
cage bird in Indonesia and only really surviving thanks to semi-captive
breeding  (on  an island other than Bali)

Subject to Isolation restrictions I will follow this up, but perhaps someone
out there knows the Bali Starling or has pics of same.

                Michael



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