Tringa brevipes (Vieillot, 1816)

Bishop, K. David, 2023, The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 143 (1), pp. 3-62 : 32

GREY-TAILED TATTLER Tringa brevipes #

Local names Man Awèr, Man Do Marmèr (Sansundi).

Range Biak, Supiori, Owi.

Status Palearctic migrant. Common passage migrant and winter resident throughout coastal New Guinea (Bishop 2006) . On Biak and Supiori obtained by two collectors including Ripley ( Mayr & Meyer de Schauensee 1939) and a handful of recent records in September‒ November with a max. of three at the tsunami swamp. 21 March 1993: a group of six on mudflats (J. Diamond & KDB). 13 January 1994: seven on Owi (P. Gregory in litt. 2000).