Menikmati Kicauan Merdu di Pasar Burung Satria

26 October 2023 | Destination

Pasar Burung Satria merupakan pasar burung terbesar di Bali. Obyek wisata para penghobi burung ini pada mulanya dikembangkan seorang tokoh Puri Satria, Cokorda Ngurah Mayun Samirana.

Letak pasar burung ini strategis, berdampingan dengan Puri Satria, pewaris langsung dari Puri Denpasar yang dihancurkan Belanda dalam perang Puputan Badung 1906. Kondisi puri yang hancur dan tak layak huni membuat para keturunan raja yang tersisa membangun puri baru bernama Puri Satria.

Kawasan sekitar puri ini berkembang salah satunya menjadi pasar burung ketika terjadi penggusuran Pasar Lila Buana sekitar 1980-an. Bagian lapangan di alun-alun depan puri difungsikan sebagai tempat penampungan pedagang, khususnya hewan peliharaan burung.

Area pasar burung di Jalan Veteran Denpasar ini pada mulanya hanya berukuran 6x15 meter yang dikelola lima kelompok pedagang. Sekarang areanya semakin meluas hingga ke seluruh jaba pura di Puri Satria atau separuh dari keseluruhan Puri Satria, sekitar setengah hektare.

Jenis burung yang dijual pun awalnya sebatas pipit, cerukcuk, dan kucica. Seiring perkembangannya medio 1991-2000, jenis yang diperjualbelikan kian beragam, seperti cucak rawa, perkutut, robin, jalak, burung-burung dari luar Jawa dan luar negeri, bahkan ditambah hewan lain, seperti ayam, kelinci, anjing, dan ikan hias. Kisaran harganya mulai dari sekadar puluhan ribu hingga jutaan rupiah.

Ni Made Yenny Purnama Sari dalam Jurnal Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (Undiksha) menyebutkan Pasar Burung Satria pertama kali masuk ke dalam agenda wisata kota saat diresmikan Wakil Wali Kota Denpasar, I Ketut Robin pada 2000. Pasar burung ini kian tertata di mana 47 kios yang ada dilengkapi tembok permanen. Pada medio 2000-2012, prasarananya kian lengkap, seperti tempat penukaran uang (money changer), toilet umum, tempat parkir, dan warung makan.

Pasar Burung Satria tak hanya sebagai tempat transaksi jual beli burung. Deretan kios di sana juga menyediakan kebutuhan dan informasi terkait hewan peliharaan, mulai dari kandang, sangkar, akuarium, buku, majalah, tabloid, dan pernak-pernik hewan. Rata-rata pedagang menyediakan garansi bagi burung yang dibeli. Jika ada burung yang tak sehat, maka bisa dikembalikan.

Pedagang-pedagang di sini wajib menjaga ketertiban, terutama saat digelar upacara dalam puri. Mereka biasanya akan berhenti sementara berdagang sampai upacara selesai.

Wisatawan domestik dan mancanegara ramai berkunjung karena lokasi Pasar Burung Satria hanya berjarak 500 meter dari utara Lapangan Puputan Badung. Sebagian yang datang memang berniat membeli unggas-unggas cantik yang didominasi burung pengicau ini, sementara sebagian lain sekadar melihat atau menuangkan hobi fotografi.

Kicau merdu hewan bersayap ini memanjakan telinga siapa pun yang menghampirinya. Para pedagang ramah menyapa, bahkan tak segan berbagi ilmu tentang dunia perburungan.

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Enjoying the Melodious Chirping at Pasar Burung Satria

Pasar Burung Satria is the largest bird market in Bali. This tourist attraction for bird lovers was originally developed by a figure from Puri Satria, Cokorda Ngurah Mayun Samirana.

The location of this bird market is strategic, adjacent to Puri Satria, the direct successor of Puri Denpasar which was destroyed by the Dutch in the Puputan Badung war of 1906. The condition of the destroyed and uninhabitable puri made the remaining descendants of the king build a new puri called Puri Satria.

The area around the puri developed, one of which became a bird market when Pasar Lila Buana was demolished around the 1980s. Part of the field in the square in front of the puri was used as a shelter for traders, especially pet birds.

The area of the bird market on Jalan Veteran Denpasar initially only measured 6x15 meters managed by five groups of traders. Now the area has expanded to the entire jaba pura in Puri Satria or half of the entire Puri Satria, about half a hectare.

The types of birds sold were initially limited to sparrows, cerukcuk, and kucica. Along with its development in the mid-1991-2000 period, the types that were traded became more diverse, such as cucak rawa, perkutut, robin, jalak, birds from outside Java and abroad, and even added other animals, such as chicken, rabbits, dogs, and ornamental fish. The price range starts from just tens of thousands to millions of rupiah.

Ni Made Yenny Purnama Sari in the journal of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (Undiksha) mentions that Pasar Burung Satria was first included in the city's tourist agenda when it was inaugurated by the Deputy Mayor of Denpasar, I Ketut Robin in 2000. This bird market has become more organized with the 47 existing stalls equipped with permanent walls. In the mid-2000s to 2012, the infrastructure has become more complete, such as a money changer, public toilet, parking, and food stalls.

Pasar Burung Satria is not only a place for buying and selling birds. The rows of stalls there also provide needs and information related to pets, ranging from cages, cages, aquariums, books, magazines, tabloids, and pet knick-knacks. Most traders provide a warranty for birds that are purchased. If there is a bird that is not healthy, it can be returned.

Traders here are required to maintain order, especially during ceremonies in the puri. They usually stop trading temporarily until the ceremony is over.

Domestic and foreign tourists flock to visit because the location of Pasar Burung Satria is only 500 meters north of Lapangan Puputan Badung. Some who come do intend to buy the beautiful poultry that are dominated by songbirds, while others simply come to see or pour their photographic hobby.

The melodious chirping of these winged creatures delights the ears of anyone who approaches them. The traders are friendly and greet, and they are even happy to share their knowledge about the world of bird breeding.