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).