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Occurrence record: AVIF:A45996

Preserved specimen of Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae Vieillot, 1823 | Torresian Nankeen Night-heron
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Bird Collection
Supplied collection code "AVIF"
Catalog number A45996
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:AVIF:45996
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Mounted; Dry
Sex Unknown
Individual count 1
Life stage Juvenile
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present

Event

Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name Torresian Nankeen Night-heron
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Ciconiiformes
Supplied as "Pelecaniformes"
Family Ardeidae
Genus Nycticorax
Species Nycticorax caledonicus
Name match metric exactMatch
Infraspecific epithet australasiae
Subspecies Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae
Scientific name authorship Vieillot, 1823
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
Terrestrial false
Continent OCEANIA
Marine false
Country Code AU

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