Esacus magnirostris (Vieillot, 1818)

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 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.25226/bboc.v143i1.2023.a2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11646009
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Esacus magnirostris
status

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BEACH STONE-CURLEW Esacus magnirostris View in CoL # Near Threatened

Local name Man Kdin Kdin (N Biak).

Range Biak and Yapen.

Status Unknown. Widespread in New Guinea but sparsely distributed and increasingly confined to undisturbed and remote coastal beaches (Beehler & Pratt 2016; KDB). No records on Biak since one was collected on the north coast by Feuilletau de Bruyn, on 10 October 1915 ( Hartert 1932). It should be searched for on offshore islets and isolated beaches around Biak and Supiori, and throughout Teluk Cenderawasih.