It is known to science since 1912 when the ornithologist Walter Rothschild brought it from Bali to England. The natural distribution range of this starling is restricted to the island of Bali, a part of Indonesia nowadays. The birds inhabit monsoon forests and acacia savannas.
Bali starlings feed on all sorts of insects, most of all ants, termites and caterpillars.
Fruits and seeds are part of their diet too. They prefer old woodpecker holes for their nests. Males tend to be very aggressive during the breeding season. Bali starlings previously lived in flocks consisting of up to 40 individuals. The population of the Bali starling has never been large but it has been estimated to several hundreds individuals in the not too distant past.