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 GREAT-BILLED HERON Ardea sumatrana # Local names Man Kubuy (Sansundi; Soeparno 1977 : Samber, Urembori dialects); Man Sowi ( Soeparno 1977 ). Range Biak, Supiori, Owi, Yapen. Status Resident? The only specimen is an adult female collected by Beccari in May 1875 ( Salvadori 1880 –82). Very few recent records on Biak or anywhere in Teluk Cenderawasih: singles at the tsunami swamp 2 October 2017 ( R . Tizard , eBird checklist S51365737), 14 November 2017 ( A. Walker , eBird checklist S46415753), 23 August 2019 ( K. Behrens , eBird checklist S 59190619) and 26 August 2019 ( P. Chaon , eBird checklist S 59271786). 13 January 1994 : immature on Owi ( P. Gregory in litt . 2000).