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 NICOBAR PIGEON Caloenas nicobarica # Near Threatened Local name Man Fmar Mandwan (Sansundi). Range C. n. nicobarica Ayawi, Numfor, Mios Num, and Kumbur and Nutabari in the Auri archipelago. Status Resident? Collected on ‘Biak’ in May 1915 by Feuilletau de Bruyn ( Hartert 1932 ) who reported that the species used to be common but was nearly extirpated ( Feuilletau de Bruyn 1941 ). Reported during October‒March on Kumbur and Nutabari in the Auri archipelago, south-west Teluk Cenderawasih ( Mitchell 1989 ), whilst Gibbs (1993) stated ‘Apparently August to December there is a large colony of Nicobar Pigeons breeding on Ayawi Island’, 62 km north-west of Supiori. Ajawai (Ayawi) was also listed by Mayr (1941) . Gibbs (1993) saw an immature in Biak town market. It has not been reported on Biak since.