West Bali National Park is the biggest in Bali and is home to a rare bird, the Balinese Starling, found only in the park. I learned about its existence while I was at Mpala, in Kenya, from a young researcher there who showed me a picture and stated it was her favorite bird. She had seen many rare birds, but had never seen this endangered white beauty in the wild. She said it was on her list of things to see and I made a mental note then, as I knew there was a chance that I could search for it while in Bali. Lorenzo agreed to take us to the park and said he had only been there one other time with clients. He had never seen the Balinese Starling and did not know of its existence. As you can see from the photo above we were successful with the help of a local guide.
We also saw some other animals there including the Ebony Leaf Monkey, Balinese Long tailed Macaques, and another subspecies of giant squirrel, as well as a few other birds that were first sightings for me. If you would like to see some photos from this trip click here.