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Occurrence record: Ornithology:O.14550

Preserved specimen of Dendrocygna arcuata australis Reichenbach, 1850 | Torresian Wandering Whistling-duck
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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.14550
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:3015960","urn:catalog:AM:Ornithology:O.14550"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ornithology:O.14550
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector VESPER, A. E.
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:3000084
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name Torresian Wandering Whistling-duck
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Genus Dendrocygna
Species Dendrocygna arcuata
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
Subspecies Dendrocygna arcuata australis
Scientific name authorship Reichenbach, 1850
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -29.683
Supplied as: "-29.683"
Longitude 152.933
Supplied as: "152.933"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Grafton District
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Grafton District (29° 41' S, 152° 56' E), Vesper, A E(Collector), Accession";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 29° 41' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 152° 56' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2016/8/11
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 10km-100km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Clarence Lowlands
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 North Coast
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 North Coast
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North Coast
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Clarence Lowlands
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 CLARENCE RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Clarence Valley
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Grafton
    Indigenous Regions 2021 NSW Central and North Coast
    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 Page
    Local Government Areas 2011 Clarence Valley (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Clarence Valley- Grafton
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CLARENCE VALLEY COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions North Coast
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 68
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 3216
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) GRAFTON
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CLARENCE VALLEY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) COFFS HARBOUR - GRAFTON
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) PAGE
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CLARENCE VALLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) GRAFTON
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) CLARENCE
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Clarence
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Grafton
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NSW
    Local Government Areas 2023 Clarence Valley
    Postal Areas 2021 2460
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Inner Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 New South Wales
    Statistical Areas Level 1 10401108020
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Grafton
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Clarence Valley
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Coffs Harbour - Grafton
    Tourism Regions 2021 North Coast NSW
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    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 woodlands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 28498.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1633.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1018.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 128.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 98.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 49.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 402.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 40.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 403.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 27.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.6 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 19.3 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 24.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.42
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 30.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 24.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 24.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1071.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 125.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 27.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 109.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 46.326164 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 415.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 148.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 415.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 19.441668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 22.699999 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 6.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 14.116667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 11.733334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 15.083333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 51.688694 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 397.02203
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 29.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 23.966667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 23.966667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 50.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.64
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.86
    Elevation 18.0 m