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Occurrence record: Ornithology:O.25513

Preserved specimen of Milvus migrans affinis Gould, 1838 | Torresian Black Kite recorded on 1893-10-25
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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.25513
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:3028140,urn:catalog:AM:Ornithology:O.25513"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector J.A. Boyd
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:3006407
Occurrence date 1893-10-25
Supplied date "1893-10-25/1893-10-25"
End day of year 298
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 298

Taxonomy

Scientific name Milvus migrans affinis
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name Torresian Black Kite
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae
Genus Milvus
Species Milvus migrans
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Milvus migrans affinis
Subspecies Milvus migrans affinis
Scientific name authorship Gould, 1838
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -18.833334
Supplied as: "-18.833334"
Longitude 146.0
Supplied as: "146.0"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Herbert R
Location remarks Australia, Queensland, Herbert R (18° 50' S, 146° 00' E) 25/10/1893 - 25/10/1893, Boyd, J A(Collector), Accession
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 18° 50' " S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 146° 00' " E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    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) Wet Tropics
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Paluma-Seaview
    NRM Regions 2010 Wet Tropics
    NRM Regions 2017 Wet Tropics
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Wet Tropics
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Wet Tropics
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Subregions Paluma-Seaview
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 HERBERT RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Ingham - Hinchinbrook
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Hinchinbrook
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Townsville - Mackay
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Kennedy
    Electorates March 2025 Kennedy
    Local Government Areas 2011 Hinchinbrook (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Hinchinbrook
    Local Government Areas 2023 Hinchinbrook
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 HINCHINBROOK SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 38
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 660
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) INGHAM REGION
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CHARTERS TOWERS - AYR - INGHAM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) TOWNSVILLE
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) KENNEDY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) INGHAM - HINCHINBROOK
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) HINCHINBROOK
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) HINCHINBROOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Hinchinbrook
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Ingham Surrounds
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Postal Areas 2021 4850
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Ingham Surrounds
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Townsville
    Tourism Regions 2021 Townsville
    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 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 132.0 frequency
    Species Richness 74.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1281.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 69.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 4.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 59.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 93.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 667.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 83.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 768.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 23.3 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 12.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 18.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.3 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.09
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 32.0 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 26.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 26.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1574.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 114.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 27.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 114.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 77.048965 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 777.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 361.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 787.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 22.654167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 17.800001 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 12.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 18.25 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 8.958334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 18.25 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 50.327713 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 319.8612
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 30.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 26.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 25.900002 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 54.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.64
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 144.0 m