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Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota - Adult - Unknown

Scan ID: 60953

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3031	Feather 1:	5.0 cm	Feather 1:	4.3 cm
Common Name:	Cliff Swallow	Feather 2:	4.9 cm	Feather 2:	4.2 cm
Latin Name:	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Feather 3:	4.8 cm	Feather 3:	4.1 cm
Order:	Passeriformes	Feather 4:	4.6 cm	Feather 4:	3.9 cm
Family:	Hirundinidae	Feather 5:	4.7 cm	Feather 5:	4.1 cm
Feather Type:	Secondaries	Feather 6:	4.5 cm	Feather 6:	4.0 cm
Sex:	Unknown	Feather 7:	4.2 cm	Feather 7:	3.6 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	3.6 cm	Feather 8:	3.1 cm
County:	Harney	Feather 9:	3.0 cm	Feather 9:	2.7 cm
State:	Oregon	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 Cliff Swallow

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rectrices	Unknown	Juvenile
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Primaries	Unknown	Juvenile
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Secondaries	Unknown	Juvenile
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rectrices	Unknown	Adult
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Primaries	Unknown	Adult
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Secondaries	Unknown	Adult