BALI BIRD PARK ECLECTUS

Thanks to Bruce, a friend who recently visited Bali, Indonesia, here are some interesting pictures of a "colony"of Red Sided Eclectus parrots at the Taman Burung Bali Bird Park in Batubulan. The curator of the park is a German fellow by the name of Jiri Holba. The colony consists of approximately fifty Eclectus parrots.

The Eclectus parrots are only a small part of the collection--about 350 species-- which includes many Birds of Paradise, Pesquets and Black Palm Cockatoos. Mr. Holbra is a major force in the Bali Mynah conservation project. The number of Bali Mynahs is down to 15 birds in wild and about 50 captive birds, most of the captives birds are to the credit of Mr. Holbra.

The park is beautifully kept, as evidenced by the Eclectus enclosure. According to Bruce, the walk-in aviary is magnificent! He stated that the bird park made the trip to Bali worthwhile for him because, in his opinion, it has become a tourist trap over the past ten years. Bruce admitted, "I'm kind of jaded as the first time I went to Bali was in 1967 when the girls were still going topless--REALLY!"

Here are a few web sites with limited information and pictures on the park: