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 [WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL Hirundapus caudacutus ] Status No previous records of this Palearctic migrant on any of the Teluk Cenderawasih Islands or in most of Indonesian New Guinea except the Aru Islands ( Diamond & Bishop 1994 ) and south-east lowlands ( Beehler & Pratt 2016). However , on nearby Numfor on 25 September 2018 , J. Mazenauer ( in litt . 2021) noted a flock of ten Fork-tailed Swifts Apus pacificus together with a single White-throated Needletail, which permitted close views, enabling him to see all of the key features. See also below.