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 **GREATER SAND PLOVER Charadrius leschenaultii # Range C. l. leschenaultii Biak, Owi. Status Palearctic migrant. Despite being a common Palearctic migrant to the New Guinea region (Bishop 2006) only three records from Biak. 14 February 1954 : two collected by Hoogerheide at Mokmer, south coast ( Junge 1956 ); 9 and 11 January 1997 : two with a Lesser Sand Plover on the coast near Marauw (SvB); 13 January 1994 : five on Owi (P. Gregory in litt . 2000).