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<mods:titleid="626E3FE19A9E437F889E2E106276AB15">The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy</mods:title>
<dateid="FFBC105CFFE6E10DA2C8FD23FDA2FD6C"box="[471,616,724,748]"pageId="52"pageNumber="54"value="1989-05-27">27 May 1989</date>
: 5‒6 visiting the eaves of office buildings in Biak town (
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).
<dateid="FFBC105CFFE6E10DA29FFD03FDC1FC8C"box="[384,523,755,780]"pageId="52"pageNumber="54"value="1989-07-12">12 July 1989</date>
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). At the time, the nearest known established population was on
) and 1994 on Halmahera (Coates & Bishop 1997). During the 1990s small numbers continued to be seen in and around the airport, Biak township and some villages. Subsequently, following the establishment of roads and villages, and small towns such as Kota Supiori in the north, this species became widespread.