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Occurrence record: Sounds:X23989

Machine observation of Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) | Nankeen Night-heron recorded on 1997-07-30
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian National Wildlife Collection provider for OZCAM
Institution code Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Supplied institution code "ANWC"
Collection Australian National Wildlife Collection
Supplied collection code "Sounds"
Catalog number X23989
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:ANWC:Sounds:X23989
Record type Machine observation
Supplied basis "MachineObservation"
Preparations digitised wav
Collector Stewart, D.
Record number CD0132 track 10
Sex not recorded
License CC-BY
Rights holder CSIRO
Establishment means wild location
Type DigitalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Bibliographic citation X23989
Collection urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34932
Dataset / Survey name [Stewart, D. CD Collection]
Dataset [urn:anwc.csiro.au:collections:143]

Event

Dataset / Survey name Stewart, D. CD Collection  
Occurrence date 1997-07-30
Verbatim event date 30-Jul-97
End day of year 211
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 211

Taxonomy

Scientific name Nycticorax caledonicus
Identified to rank species
Common name Nankeen Night-heron
Supplied common name "Nankeen Night Heron"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ardeidae
Genus Nycticorax
Species Nycticorax caledonicus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Gmelin, 1789)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality 46kms along Windjana Gorge Road from Great Northern Highway
Latitude -17.7167
Supplied as: "-17.7167"
Longitude 125.3167
Supplied as: "125.3167"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality 46kms along Windjana Gorge Road from Great Northern Highway
Water body not applicable
Island not applicable
Island group not applicable
Location remarks confident in available location data
Coordinate precision 0.01667
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1000.0
County not applicable
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim SRS not recorded; assume WGS84 for Australia

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty confident in available location data

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Dampierland
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Fitzroy Trough
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Dampierland
    IBRA 7 Regions Dampierland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Fitzroy Trough
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 LENNARD RIVER
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Kimberley
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Derby-West Kimberley (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Derby-West Kimberley
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF DERBY-WEST KIMBERLEY
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Bunuba
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 555
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1162
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) DERBY - WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) KIMBERLEY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) OUTER DERBY - WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) OUTER DERBY - WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) KIMBERLEY, MP
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Derby-West Kimberley
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous managed, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Hummock Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Hummock grasslands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Hummock grasslands
    Vegetation types - present Hummock grasslands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 278.0 frequency
    Species Richness 116.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 702.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 20.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 131.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 211.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 54.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 538.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 14.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 25.5 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 29.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 10.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 21.4 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.54 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.34
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 40.0 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 31.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 30.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 649.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 9.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 0.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 8.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 130.03183 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 300.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 197.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 490.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.441666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 27.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 12.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 22.166666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 15.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 23.883333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 57.29927 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 372.1915
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 39.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 31.183334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 29.883333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 54.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.26
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.77
    Elevation 210.0 m