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Occurrence record: Ornithology:A.4560

Preserved specimen of Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae Vieillot, 1823 | Torresian Nankeen Night-heron recorded on 1879-03
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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 A.4560
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:3005706","urn:catalog:AM:Ornithology:A.4560"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ornithology:A.4560
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector 1.  Morton, Alexander   2.  AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM  
Supplied as "MORTON, Mr ALEXANDER - AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:3006200
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1879, Month: 3, Day:
Supplied date "1879-03"
Date precision MONTH

Taxonomy

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

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Latitude -13.483
Supplied as: "-13.483"
Longitude 131.533
Supplied as: "131.533"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality YAM CREEK, PORT DARWIN
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Northern Territory, YAM CREEK, PORT DARWIN (13° 29' S, 131° 32' E) /03/1879 - /03/1879, MORTON, Mr ALEXANDER - AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM(Collector), Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 13° 29' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 131° 32' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2012/3/2
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/3/2
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Pine Creek
    IBRA 7 Regions Pine Creek
    IBRA 7 Subregions Pine Creek
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ADELAIDE RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Local Government Areas 2011 Unincorporated NT
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Daly
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 UN-INCORPORATED (MARRAKAI-DOUGLA AREA
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 823
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1165
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) DALY
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) DALY - TIWI - WEST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) DOUGLAS-DALY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) DOUGLAS-DALY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) JABIRU - TIWI
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) DALY
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    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 Tropical Eucalypt Woodlands/Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Tropical Eucalyptus forest and woodlands with a tall annual grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Tropical eucalypt woodlands/grasslands
    Vegetation types - present Tropical eucalypt woodlands/grasslands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1305.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 110.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 391.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 75.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 859.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 9.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.5 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 22.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 15.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.0 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.1 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.58 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.79
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 37.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.7 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.2375 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 58.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.49
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 97.0 m