Collection Details

Bunger Hills, 1999/2000 survey - nest sites of snow petrels Pagodroma nivea View list of biodiversity data collections

©John Gibson 2000 Catalogue id IA5376 Photographer Gibson, John

Collection Details

Custodian

John Gibson

Collection Acronym

BH_2000_snpe

Description

The snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) is the most common bird of the Bunger Hills, with an estimated population of 1000 breeding pairs in colonies of up to 50 pairs dispersed widely throughout the southern Bunger Hills at altitudes between 25 and 155 m above sea level. About 70% of nests are located in cavities and cracks in bedrock on hills and ridges, while 30% breed under or between large boulders. Nest sites are chosen to be protected from snow accumulation and strong winds

Domain

Marine

Taxa Groups

Birds,

List 1 taxa from this collection

Collection Status

Data collection complete

Acknowledgements

Gibson JAE (2000) The Environment of the Bunger Hills, Australian Antarctic Division report

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Resource Code: -	BH_2000_snpe
Resource Name: -	Bunger Hills, 1999/2000 survey - nest sites of snow petrels Pagodroma nivea
Keywords: -	snow petrels, nest locations
Basis of Record: -	Observation

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Linked to the following Bioregions

Coastal Continental Antarctic - Bunger Hills / Haswell Islands

Data Details

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Spatial Coverage

66° 11' 32.3" S to 66° 20' 11.0" S	|	-66.1923° to -66.3364°
100° 29' 35.5" E to 101° 00' 33.5" E	|	100.4932° to 101.0093°

Date Range of Collection

1-Jan-2000

Metadata

bunger_hills_gibson - The Environment of the Bunger Hills - 1999-2000