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Occurrence record: Ornithology:O.48813

Preserved specimen of Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820 | Australasian Purple Swamphen recorded on 1905-12-04
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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.48813
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:3054027","urn:catalog:AM:Ornithology:O.48813"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ornithology:O.48813
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector 1.  Ross, J.A.   2.  Mclennan, W.R.  
Supplied as "J.A. ROSS, W.R. MCLENNAN"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:3023654
Occurrence date 1905-12-04
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio melanotus
Supplied scientific name "Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus"
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name Australasian Purple Swamphen
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Gruiformes
Family Rallidae
Genus Porphyrio
Species Porphyrio porphyrio
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus
Scientific name authorship Temminck, 1820
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Victoria
Latitude -37.916
Supplied as: "-37.916"
Longitude 145.0
Supplied as: "145.0"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Melbourne: South Brighton: Kings Swamp
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Victoria, Melbourne: South Brighton: Kings Swamp (37° 55' S, 145° 00' E) 04/12/1905 - 04/12/1905, J.A. ROSS, W.R. MCLENNAN(Collector), Accession";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 37° 55' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145° 0' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2016/8/11
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Port Phillip and Western Port
    NRM Regions 2017 Port Phillip and Western Port
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Port Phillip and Western Port
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South East Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Regions South East Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Subregions Gippsland Plain
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (Victoria)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 YARRA RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Local Government Areas 2011 Bayside (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Bayside - Brighton
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 BAYSIDE CITY
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 17
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1064
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER MELBOURNE
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BRIGHTON (VIC.)
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) BAYSIDE
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MELBOURNE - INNER SOUTH
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) GOLDSTEIN
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) MELBOURNE - EAST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) BAYSIDE
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) MELBOURNE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN
    PSMA States (2016) VICTORIA
    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

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 646.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 161.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 127.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 15.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 133.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 15.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 189.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 15.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 45.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 14.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 10.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.25
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 26.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 19.4 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 14.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 14.745833 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.59
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.9
    Elevation 14.0 m