Bali Bird Park

Bali Bird Park
Date opened 1994
Location Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Coordinates 8°36′0″S 115°15′4″E / 8.60000°S 115.25111°E / -8.60000; 115.25111Coordinates: 8°36′0″S 115°15′4″E / 8.60000°S 115.25111°E / -8.60000; 115.25111
Land area 2 ha (4.9 acres)
Number of animals 5,000[1]
Number of species 250[1]
Website www.bali-bird-park.com
Bali myna in the cage
Paradisaea apoda in the bird park

Bali Bird Park (Indonesian: Taman Burung Bali), is a tourist attraction in Bali, Indonesia. It is located at the Gianyar Regency and has an area of 20,000 square metres (4.9 acres). The Bird Park houses more than 5000 birds representing more than 200 species in an enclosed aviary.

Activity

The bird park includes more than 250 species of birds from the Indonesia archipelago, South America, and South Africa.[2] The bird that attracts the most attention is the Bali myna, an endangered bird from Bali.[3] This park also is assigned as a Bali myna breeding site.[4]

Exhibit

The park has some events for the tourist:[5]

Transport

Bali Bird Park can be accessed from Denpasar in 15 minutes by car.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Park Experience". Bali Bird Park - About Us.
  2. "Bali Bird Park". Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. O'Connor, Chris. "Bird watching in Bali". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. Nurhayati, Desy. "Bali launches starling breeding program". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. "Bali Bird Park - What Can I Do". Retrieved 20 January 2014.

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