Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Melidora macrorrhina

  • Preferred Common name

    Hook-billed Kingfisher

  • Date Identified

    14/07/2012

  • Identified By

    Dr Iain Woxvold - Melbourne University

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Male

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, Form: frozen, Medium: ethanol 96%

  • Tissue Details

    Type: Feather/s, Preservative: ethanol 96%, Storage temperature: -196°C

  • Date of preparation

    14/07/2012

  • Tissue sampled from

    Museums Victoria specimen VIR 4060

  • Collected By

    Dr Iain Woxvold - Melbourne University

  • Date Visited From

    14/07/2012

  • Date Visited To

    14/07/2012

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    DNA Laboratory

  • Collecting Areas

    Tissue and DNA

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State

    Gulf Province

  • Nearest Named Place

    Purari River

  • Precise Location

    Kikori District, Purari River

  • Minimum Elevation

    50

  • Latitude

    -7.0525

  • Longitude

    145.245

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    data provided with specimen(s)

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps

  • Georeference By

    Dr Iain Woxvold - Melbourne University