The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy Author Bishop, K. David text Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 2023 2023-03-06 143 1 3 62 journal article 298463 10.25226/bboc.v143i1.2023.a2 6028cf6b-e944-40d1-b774-7caa1c970409 2513-9894 11642130 805136AB-F3FE-4C77-85AC-E37423156B6D COMMON (ASIAN) EMERALD DOVE Chalcophaps indica # Local name Man Kiryoy Wum (Sansundi). Range C. i. minima Biak, Supiori, Numfor, Mios Num. Status Teluk Cenderawasih endemic subspecies. Obtained by just two collectors but recorded by nearly all recent visitors to Biak. Common but infrequently seen, however its distinctive advertising call is frequently heard around dawn. On Supiori the species was first recorded by Ripley ( Mayr & Meyer de Schauensee 1939 ), then by KDB during July 1982 and Gibbs in 1991 ( Gibbs 1993 ).