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Sterna sumatrana

natural science
Sterna sumatrana, LB15957, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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    Natural Science Specimen

    • Classifier
    • Scientific Name
      Sterna sumatrana Raffles, 1822
    • Classification
    • Order
    • Family
    • Genus
    • Species
    • Specimen Category
    • Sex
      female
    • Storage Method
    • Field Collection Place
    • Locality Description
      Muriwai gannet colony
    • Field Collection Date
      14 Feb 2022
    • Field Collector
    • Field Collection latitude/longitude
      -36.83264, 174.42461 (± 100 m)
      174.42461, 174.42461 (± 100 m)

    • Measurement Reading

      19mm (Matt Rayner)

      216mm (Matt Rayner likely unreliable in frozen state)

      66.4g (Matt Rayner)

      33.7mm (Alan Tennyson measurements)

      215mm (Alan Tennyson straightened primaries)

      110.1mm (Alan Tennyson outer tail)

      62.7mm (Alan Tennyson inner tail)

      20.8mm (Alan Tennyson)

      22.1mm (Alan Tennyson mid toe + claw)

      33.5mm (Noel hyde measurement)

      20mm (Noel hyde measurement)

      219mm (Noel hyde measurement)

      21.5mm (Noel hyde measurement mid toe + claw)

      117mm (Noel hyde measurement)

      68g (Noel hyde measurement)

      12 x 8mm (Alan Tennyson)

    • Last Update
      16 Aug 2023

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