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Occurrence record: Ornithology:QVM:2006:2:0058

Preserved specimen of Dendrocygna arcuata australis Reichenbach, 1850 | Torresian Wandering Whistling-duck recorded on 1976-03-12
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Supplied institution code "QVMAG"
Collection Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery - Birds
Supplied collection code "Ornithology"
Catalog number QVM:2006:2:0058
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations dry
Individual count 1
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY-NC 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records ASSOCIATED

Event

Occurrence date 1976-03-12
Supplied as year:1976  month:3.0  day:12.0 
End day of year 72
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 72

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
Infraspecific epithet australis
Subspecies Dendrocygna arcuata australis
Scientific name authorship Reichenbach, 1850
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Ayr
Latitude -19.56665
Supplied as: "-19.56665"
Longitude 147.4
Supplied as: "147.4"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 1cacc507-c0d1-42b7-be59-786a57c0b6f1
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
    Coordinates -19.56665,147.4
    Related records
    Record UUID 25d2847a-63cb-4cf5-8d75-1fbe7bbee0e3
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
    Coordinates -19.56665,147.4

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Burdekin
    NRM Regions 2017 Burdekin
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Burdekin
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Brigalow Belt North
    IBRA 7 Regions Brigalow Belt North
    IBRA 7 Subregions Townsville Plains
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 HAUGHTON RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Local Government Areas 2011 Burdekin (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Burdekin
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 BURDEKIN SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 17
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 975
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) AYR
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CHARTERS TOWERS - AYR - INGHAM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) TOWNSVILLE
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DAWSON
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) BURDEKIN - AYR
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) AYR
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) BURDEKIN
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    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 844.0 frequency
    Species Richness 270.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 935.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 57.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 40.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 92.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 537.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 560.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 24.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 12.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 19.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 20.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.51 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.08
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 32.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.7 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.825 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 54.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.5
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.96
    Elevation 10.0 m