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Occurrence record: Ornithology:BE8303

Preserved specimen of Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855 | Eastern Cattle Egret recorded on 1954-03-12
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
Institution code Museums Victoria
Supplied institution code "NMV"
Collection Museums Victoria Ornithology Collection
Supplied collection code "Ornithology"
Catalog number BE8303
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:NMV:Ornithology:PreservedSpecimen:BE8303
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Egg|Dry
Identified date 23/01/2024
Collector UNKNOWN OR ANONYMOUS  
Supplied as "Unknown"
Individual count 4
License CC0
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
Rights holder Museums Victoria
Institution ID urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34978
Language en
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Owner institution code NMV
Date identified 2024-01-23
Supplied as 23/01/2024

Event

Occurrence date 1954-03-12
Supplied date "1954-03-12T00:00:00\1954-03-12T00:00:00"
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Higher classification Animalia | Chordata | Vertebrata | Aves | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae
Scientific name Bubulcus
Supplied scientific name "Bubulcus coromandus (Boddaert, 1783)"
Identified to rank genus
Supplied as "Species"
Common name Eastern Cattle Egret
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Ciconiiformes
Supplied as "Pelecaniformes"
Family Ardeidae
Genus Bubulcus
Species Bubulcus coromandus
Name match metric higherMatch
Scientific name authorship Bonaparte, 1855
Supplied as (Boddaert, 1783)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICZN

Geospatial

Higher geography Australia | Northern Territory
Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Locality South Alligator R, 30 miles N of Arnhem Land Hwy bridge
Latitude -12.25
Supplied as: "-12.25"
Longitude 132.38
Supplied as: "132.38"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Verbatim locality South Alligator R, 30 miles N of Arnhem Land Hwy bridge
Coordinate precision Unknown
Georeference protocol AMG conversion, collection or Gazetteer
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Kakadu
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Kakadu
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Darwin Coastal
    IBRA 7 Regions Darwin Coastal
    IBRA 7 Subregions Darwin Coastal
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 SOUTH ALLIGATOR 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 West Arnhem (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated South Alligator
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 WEST ARNHEM REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 206
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 485
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ALLIGATOR
    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) KAKADU - MARRAKAI - JABIRU
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KAKADU - MARRAKAI - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) JABIRU - TIWI
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) ARAFURA
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous managed, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey
    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

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1440.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 111.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 373.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 82.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 961.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 10.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 17.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 18.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 25.2 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.6 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.6
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 36.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.7 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.204166 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 60.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.5
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 18.0 m