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Occurrence record: Ornithology:O.52979

Preserved specimen of Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831) | Lesser Crested Tern recorded on 1902-11-10
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Ornithology Collection
Supplied collection code "Ornithology"
Catalog number O.52979
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:3058655","urn:catalog:AM:Ornithology:O.52979"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ornithology:O.52979
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector Cornwall, E.M.  
Supplied as "CORNWALL, E. M."
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records ASSOCIATED

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:3016509
Occurrence date 1902-11-10
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Thalasseus bengalensis
Supplied scientific name "Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831"
Identified to rank species
Common name Lesser Crested Tern
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Genus Thalasseus
Supplied as "Sterna"
Species Thalasseus bengalensis
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
Scientific name authorship (Lesson, 1831)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Lesson, 1831

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -16.65
Supplied as: "-16.65"
Longitude 145.933
Supplied as: "145.933"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Upolu Bank, Great Barrier Reef
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Queensland, Upolu Bank, Great Barrier Reef (16° 39' S, 145° 56' E) 10/11/1902 - 10/11/1902, Cornwall, E M(Collector), Accession";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 16° 39' S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145° 56' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2016/8/11
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 720c5645-140e-44b4-b5e2-6c7e3d4e1b59
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
    Coordinates -16.65,145.933
    Related records
    Record UUID ee21b6af-46c0-494e-b5a6-97fe4de29a63
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
    Coordinates -16.65,145.933
    Record UUID e611a598-9912-48c9-8b44-7a8650c51551
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
    Coordinates -16.65,145.933
    Record UUID bbd6eeb8-04c7-4063-bd11-35d6f08ad4c2
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
    Coordinates -16.65,145.933
    Record UUID 94c85621-18ee-4f8e-b3c7-49285dc8731c
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
    Coordinates -16.65,145.933
    Record UUID f903c9ae-95cb-4178-8bf6-e0d4b813e140
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
    Coordinates -16.65,145.933

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Central & North GBR
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Great Barrier Reef
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Great Barrier Reef
    Directory of Important Wetlands Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
    NRM Regions 2010 Wet Tropics
    NRM Regions 2017 Wet Tropics
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Wet Tropics
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northeast Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Central Reef
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 DOUGLAS SHIRE
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK