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Occurrence record: Birds:O9386

Preserved specimen of Dendrocygna arcuata australis Reichenbach, 1850 | Torresian Wandering Whistling-duck recorded on 1962-04-12
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queensland Museum
Supplied institution code "QM"
Collection Queensland Museum Birds
Supplied collection code "Birds"
Catalog number O9386
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Birds:O9386
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Skin
Sex Neonate
Life stage Female
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
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Field notes G1619
Associated records ASSOCIATED

Event

Occurrence date 1962-04-12
Verbatim event date 12 Apr 1962
End day of year 102
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 102

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name Torresian Wandering Whistling-duck
Supplied common name "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 Oonoonba, Townsville
Latitude -19.3
Supplied as: "-19.3"
Longitude 146.816667
Supplied as: "146.816667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Field notes G1619
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 19° 18' South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 146° 49' East

Additional properties

object id VE8267

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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 13331c99-3822-4b88-b5af-0a08c59edfe6
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
    Coordinates -19.3,146.816667
    Related records
    Record UUID 7fa9df1d-fb3e-49d4-bcd6-89dd62b785e3
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
    Coordinates -19.3,146.816667
    Record UUID b2d393e5-6c8b-43b3-827b-823200b26f79
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
    Coordinates -19.3,146.816667
    Record UUID 6376b70c-8b81-4ed8-9151-59e2a4fb8c10
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
    Coordinates -19.3,146.816667
    Record UUID 48527d06-493d-4bfc-95e7-43a5df2dc8e6
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
    Coordinates -19.3,146.816667
    Record UUID 7b6c2250-865c-47b6-b3d2-0018c47dd640
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
    Coordinates -19.3,146.816667
    Record UUID 533c1d5b-a5d3-4e81-b2fd-f7480b36cbd2
    Data Resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrocygna arcuata australis
    Coordinates -19.3,146.816667

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Highlands-Southern Fall
    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 Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Highlands-Southern Fall
    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 Yarra Ranges (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Yarra Ranges - Seville
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 YARRA RANGES 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) 1355
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER MELBOURNE
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WANDIN - SEVILLE
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) YARRA RANGES
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MELBOURNE - OUTER EAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) CASEY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) YARRA RANGES
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) YARRA RANGES
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) MELBOURNE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) EVELYN
    PSMA States (2016) VICTORIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Yarra Ranges
    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 open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 28611.0 frequency
    Species Richness 2053.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 984.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 287.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 171.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 21.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 178.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 24.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 299.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 14.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 46.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 13.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 23.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 9.0 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.33
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 27.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 18.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 10.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1072.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 300.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 55.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 188.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 19.950413 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 188.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 110.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 325.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 13.883333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 22.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 4.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 9.083333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.466667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 18.85 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 46.935726 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 394.57303
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 26.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 18.85 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 11.15 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.79
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 101.0 m