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 VARIABLE GOSHAWK Accipiter hiogaster # Local name Mamunman (Sansundi). Range A. h. misoriensis Biak, Supiori ; A. h. leucosomus Numfor, Yapen. Status Endemic subspecies. Obtained by four collectors including Ripley. Since KDB’s first visit in July 1982 the species has been observed widely in southern Biak by most observers. Characteristically, it is seen singly, either soaring over degraded forest or primary forest edge, or perched quietly in the midstorey.