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Occurrence record: GeneticSamples:G39069

Material Sample of Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) | Nankeen Night-heron recorded on 2015-05-22
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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 "GeneticSamples"
Catalog number G39069
Record type Material Sample
Supplied basis "MaterialSample"
Sex female
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
Associated occurrences ANWC:Birds:B56868
License CC-BY
Rights holder CSIRO
Establishment means wild location
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Relationship of resource sample of
Bibliographic citation G39069
Collection urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34932
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Dataset / Survey name [2015 South Cape York far north Queensland May]
Disposition in collection
Dataset [urn:anwc.csiro.au:collections:132]

Event

Dataset / Survey name 2015 South Cape York far north Queensland May  
Occurrence date 2015-05-22
Verbatim event date 22/05/2015
End day of year 142
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 142

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 Queensland
Locality Carpentaria Downs Stn ca 150 km ESE Georgetown
Habitat
Supplied as "Dry savanna woodland/riparian waterway"
Latitude -18.72939
Supplied as: "-18.72939"
Longitude 144.31285
Supplied as: "144.31285"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Carpentaria Downs Stn ca 150 km ESE Georgetown
Water body Einasleigh River
Island not applicable
Island group not applicable
Coordinate precision 1E-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 500.0
County not applicable
Terrestrial true
Elevation 486
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim SRS WGS84

Additional properties

loan conditions approval from ANWC Director
material sample type tissue
permit status permit available
permit status qualifier not applicable
permit type collecting permit
preparation date not recorded
preparation materials none
preparation type liver
prepared by Mason, I.J.
preservation temperature -80 degrees Celsius
preservation type tube
verbatim uncertainty confident in available location data

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    Geodetic datum assumed WGS84 Warning
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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID ebf95fe4-8d9d-4dab-942c-7d791aed7b90
    Data Resource Australian National Wildlife Collection provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Nycticorax caledonicus
    Coordinates -18.72939,144.31285
    Related records
    Record UUID f7eb1cf4-1a2a-4d77-8651-2a9c21d86d85
    Data Resource Australian National Wildlife Collection provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Nycticorax caledonicus
    Coordinates -18.72939,144.31285

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Kidston
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Gulf
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Gulf
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Gulf
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 7 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Kidston
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Carpentaria Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 FLINDERS-NORMAN RIVERS
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Ewamian People Exploration Permit Backlog Project
    Local Government Areas 2011 Etheridge (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Etheridge
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 ETHERIDGE SHIRE
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Ewamian People #3
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 57
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1654
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CROYDON - ETHERIDGE
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) KENNEDY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) KURANDA - CROYDON
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ETHERIDGE TABLELANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAIRNS - ATHERTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) TRAEGER
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Etheridge
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Melaleuca
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 525.0 frequency
    Species Richness 182.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 671.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 25.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 20.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 114.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 354.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 46.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 462.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 17.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 23.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 25.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 18.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.56 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.25
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 35.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 737.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 25.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 7.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 23.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 109.04259 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 361.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 199.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 475.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 25.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 9.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 18.266666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 14.05 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 19.683334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 55.976097 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 372.66852
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 34.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 27.316666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 26.466667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 57.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.33
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.85
    Elevation 477.0 m