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
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journal article
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10.25226/bboc.v143i1.2023.a2
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LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR
Caprimulgus macrurus
#
Local name
Man Korkor (Sansundi).
Range
C. m. schlegelii
Biak, Supiori, Owi and Yapen.
Status
Resident. The only specimens were collected in the late 19th century and, surprisingly, the species was not found by Ripley (
Mayr & Meyer de Schauensee 1939
). It is common, sometimes very common in July–November (eBird) but there are very few records in December‒June.
Gibbs (1993)
obtained the only record for Supiori when he heard one near Korrido on the south coast in
February 1991
.
13 January 1994
: recorded on Owi (P. Gregory
in litt
. 2000).
Breeding
24 August 2008
: one flushed off a nest with
one egg
, on bare ground (A. Whitlock, eBird checklist S48329087).