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Occurrence record: Ornithology:O.45521.001

Preserved specimen of Sturnus (Sturnus) vulgaris vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | European Common Starling recorded on 1976-01-25
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Ornithology Collection
Supplied collection code "Ornithology"
Catalog number O.45521.001
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:3097043,urn:catalog:AM:Ornithology:O.45521.001"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector W. Draper
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:3031134
Occurrence date 1976-01-25
Supplied date "1976-01-25/1976-01-25"
End day of year 25
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 25

Taxonomy

Scientific name Sturnus (Sturnus) vulgaris vulgaris
Supplied scientific name "Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758"
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name European Common Starling
Supplied common name "Common Starling"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Sturnidae
Genus Sturnus
Species Sturnus vulgaris
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies Sturnus (Sturnus) vulgaris vulgaris
Scientific name authorship Linnaeus, 1758
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Linnaeus, 1758

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -34.016666
Supplied as: "-34.016666"
Longitude 151.06667
Supplied as: "151.06667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Sydney: Como West, Wolger Rd
Location remarks Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Como West, Wolger Rd (34° 01' S, 151° 04' E) 25/01/1976 - 25/01/1976, Draper, Mrs W(Collector), Accession
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 34° 01' " S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 151° 04' " E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 15c240cc-383c-4623-8f24-4e260e7bd295
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -34.016666,151.06667
    Related records
    Record UUID 3cb85de5-4a4e-40e1-921c-ca57cda21bda
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -34.016666,151.06667

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Sydney Basin
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Sydney Cataract
    NRM Regions 2010 Sydney Metro
    NRM Regions 2017 Greater Sydney
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Greater Sydney
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Greater Sydney
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Subregions Sydney Cataract
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 SYDNEY COAST-GEORGES RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Sutherland Shire
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Sutherland Shire - West
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Sydney - Wollongong
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 New South Wales
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Hughes
    Electorates March 2025 Cook
    Local Government Areas 2011 Sutherland Shire (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Sutherland Shire - West
    Local Government Areas 2023 Sutherland
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SUTHERLAND SHIRE COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Greater Sydney
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 13
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2435
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER SYDNEY
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) OYSTER BAY - COMO - JANNALI
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) SUTHERLAND - MENAI - HEATHCOTE
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SYDNEY - SUTHERLAND
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) HUGHES
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) SUTHERLAND SHIRE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) SUTHERLAND SHIRE - WEST
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SYDNEY - WOLLONGONG
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Miranda
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Sensitive Data Layers
    Phylloxera Infection Zone - Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Phylloxera Zone
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Sydney
    Postal Areas 2021 2226
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Major Cities of Australia
    States and Territories 2021 New South Wales
    Statistical Areas Level 1 12802153643
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Sydney - Sutherland
    Tourism Regions 2021 Sydney
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 134248.0 frequency
    Species Richness 4531.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1031.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 219.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 182.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 25.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 295.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 28.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 339.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 35.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.6 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 20.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 13.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.31
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 27.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 20.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1099.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 240.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 60.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 194.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 24.936052 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 303.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 131.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 359.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.320833 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 19.599998 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 6.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 12.216666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 9.208333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 13.033333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 46.981293 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 389.32608
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 26.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 21.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 21.716667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.74
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.98
    Elevation 39.0 m