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Black-capped Chickadee -  Poecile atricapilla  -  Adult  -   Unknown
Scan ID:  61273

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata
Feather Total Length
Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number: BRD 3219 Feather 1: 5.3 cm Feather 1: 4.8 cm
Common Name: Black-capped Chickadee Feather 2: 5.2 cm Feather 2: 4.7 cm
Latin Name: Poecile atricapilla Feather 3: 5.2 cm Feather 3: 4.6 cm
Order: Passeriformes Feather 4: 5.1 cm Feather 4: 4.5 cm
Family: Paridae Feather 5: 4.8 cm Feather 5: 4.4 cm
Feather Type: Secondaries Feather 6: 4.5 cm Feather 6: 4.1 cm
Sex: Unknown Feather 7: 4.3 cm Feather 7: 3.8 cm
Age: Adult Feather 8: 3.2 cm Feather 8: 2.9 cm
County: Outagamie Feather 9: 2.2 cm Feather 9: 2.0 cm
State: Wisconsin 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 Black-capped Chickadee

 Common Name  Latin Name  Feather Type  Sex  Age
 Black-capped Chickadee   Poecile atricapilla   Rectrices   Unknown   Adult
 Black-capped Chickadee   Poecile atricapilla   Primaries   Unknown   Adult
 Black-capped Chickadee   Poecile atricapilla   Secondaries   Unknown   Adult

Last Updated: April 17, 2023
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