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American Kestrel - Falco sparverius - Unknown - Female

Scan ID: 60056

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	F436	Feather 1: (R6)	12.6 cm	Feather 1: (R6)	11.4 cm
Common Name:	American Kestrel	Feather 2: (R5)	13.3 cm	Feather 2: (R5)	12.1 cm
Latin Name:	Falco sparverius	Feather 3: (R4)	13.5 cm	Feather 3: (R4)	12.3 cm
Order:	Falconiformes	Feather 4: (R3)	13.5 cm	Feather 4: (R3)	12.1 cm
Family:	Falconidae	Feather 5: (R2)	13.3 cm	Feather 5: (R2)	12.0 cm
Feather Type:	Rectrices	Feather 6: (R1)	13.4 cm	Feather 6: (R1)	12.0 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7:	N/A	Feather 7:	N/A
Age:	Unknown	Feather 8:	N/A	Feather 8:	N/A
County:	Unknown	Feather 9:	N/A	Feather 9:	N/A
State:	Unknown	Feather 10:	N/A	Feather 10:	N/A
Country:	USA	Feather 11:	N/A	Feather 11:	N/A
Institution:	National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab	Feather 12:	N/A	Feather 12:	N/A

ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF American Kestrel

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Rectrices	Female	Unknown
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Rectrices	Male	Adult
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Primaries	Female	Unkown
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Secondaries	Female	Unknown
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Primaries	Male	Adult
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Primaries	Male	Adult
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Secondaries	Male	Adult