Collection Details

Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli observations at North Head, Macquarie Island 1952/53 View list of biodiversity data collections

©Brett Free 2006 Catalogue id IA11071 Photographer Free, Brett

Collection Details

Custodian

Dr. Zdenek (Frank) Soucek

Collection Acronym

ROYALS

Description

Observations of Royal Penguins at North Head, Macquarie Island were made to 2 purposes. First, general observations of the whole rookery, with counting birds, noting times of laying, hatching, changing of guard over the nests and habits of the penguins. Second, the detailed observation of marked nests for the determination of hatching periods, size of clutches and variations in the dimensions of the eggs.

Domain

Marine

Taxa Groups

Penguins,

List 1 taxa from this collection

Collection Status

Data collection complete

Acknowledgements

Census data from field report by Z Soucek, lodged in the AAD archives.

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Resource Code: -	royals_macca_1952
Resource Name: -	Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli census and observations at North Head, Macquarie Island 1952/53
Keywords: -	census, adult and chick counts
Basis of Record: -	Observation

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Linked to the following Bioregions

Subantarctic Island - Macquarie Island

Data Details

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Spatial Coverage

54° 29' 13.2" S to 54° 29' 13.2" S	|	-54.4870° to -54.4870°
158° 56' 31.2" E to 158° 56' 31.2" E	|	158.9420° to 158.9420°

Date Range of Collection

1-Oct-1952 to 13-Mar-1953

Metadata

royals_macca_1952 - Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli observations at North Head, Macquarie Island 1952/53