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Occurrence record: AVIF:A6969

Preserved specimen of Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae Vieillot, 1823 | Torresian Nankeen Night-heron
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Bird Collection
Supplied collection code "AVIF"
Catalog number A6969
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:AVIF:6969
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector Tomlinson, R.  
Supplied as "Tomlinson,R."
Sex Unknown
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Disposition DISPOSED

Event

Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

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

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality Narrikup ;Narrikup
Latitude -34.766667
Supplied as: "-34.766667"
Longitude 117.7
Supplied as: "117.7"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Municipality Narrikup
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 34°46`00"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 117°42`00"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 South Coast
    NRM Regions 2017 South Coast Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South Coast Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Jarrah Forest
    IBRA 7 Regions Jarrah Forest
    IBRA 7 Subregions Southern Jarrah Forest
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South West Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DENMARK RIVER
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions South-West
    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 Plantagenet (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Plantagenet
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF PLANTAGENET
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 5
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 543
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) PLANTAGENET
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) ALBANY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - WHEAT BELT
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) O'CONNOR
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) MANJIMUP - DENMARK - PLANTAGENET
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) DENMARK - PLANTAGENET
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH-WESTERN WA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) AGRICULTURAL REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    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 Eucalypt Medium Open
    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

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 701.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 276.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 79.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 46.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 82.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 25.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 277.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 40.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 15.6 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 11.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.3 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.53 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.05
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 25.5 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 19.6 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.0 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 15.220833 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 52.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.62
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 130.0 m