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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TORRESIAN CROW
Corvus orru
#
Local name
Man Wawa (Sansundi;
Soeparno 1977
).
Range
C. o.
orru
Biak, Supiori, Rani, Owi, Wundi, Numfor, Yapen.
Status
Resident. Obtained by just two collectors, Feuilletau de Bruyn (
Hartert 1932
) and Ripley (
Mayr & Meyer de Schauensee 1939
), but recorded by most visitors. Widespread and common in forest and other wooded habitats to
c
.
305 m
(KDB; Supiori).
6 August 2015
: two on Rani (N. Voaden, eBird checklist S24512191).
13 January 1994
: two on Owi (P. Gregory
in litt
. 2000).
17 July 1994
: two on Wundi (D. Roberson, eBird checklist S6813691).