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Occurrence record: AVIF:A10044

Preserved specimen of Aptenodytes patagonicus J.F. Miller, 1778 | King Penguin
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Bird Collection
Supplied collection code "AVIF"
Catalog number A10044
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:AVIF:10044
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Eggs
Collector Cheesman, T.  
Supplied as "Cheesman,T."
Sex Unknown
Individual count 1
Life stage Egg
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present

Event

Verbatim event date 1896-11-01
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Aptenodytes patagonicus
Identified to rank species
Common name King Penguin
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Sphenisciformes
Family Spheniscidae
Genus Aptenodytes
Species Aptenodytes patagonicus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship J.F. Miller, 1778
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Tasmania
Locality Macquarie Island South Pacific Ocean
Latitude -54.48333
Supplied as: "-54.48333"
Longitude 158.96667
Supplied as: "158.96667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Island Macquarie Island
Coordinate precision Unknown
Municipality Macquarie Island
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 54°29`S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 158°58`E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Macquarie Island
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Macquarie Island
    NRM Regions 2010 South - Macquarie Islands
    NRM Regions 2017 South NRM Region - Macquarie Islands
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Macquarie Island Province
    States including coastal waters Tasmania (including Coastal Waters)