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Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 60836

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2972	Feather 1:	18.3 cm	Feather 1:	14.3 cm
Common Name:	Double-crested Cormorant	Feather 2:	18.5 cm	Feather 2:	14.3 cm
Latin Name:	Phalacrocorax auritus	Feather 3:	18.2 cm	Feather 3:	14.0 cm
Order:	Suliformes	Feather 4:	17.7 cm	Feather 4:	13.3 cm
Family:	Phalacrocoracidae	Feather 5:	17.4 cm	Feather 5:	13.2 cm
Feather Type:	Secondaries	Feather 6:	17.0 cm	Feather 6:	13.0 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7:	16.7 cm	Feather 7:	12.9 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	16.3 cm	Feather 8:	12.2 cm
County:	Lake	Feather 9:	15.5 cm	Feather 9:	12.0 cm
State:	Oregon	Feather 10:	15.3 cm	Feather 10:	11.9 cm
Country:	USA	Feather 11:	14.9 cm	Feather 11:	12.1 cm
Institution:	National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab	Feather 12:	12.6 cm	Feather 12:	9.8 cm

ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF Double-crested Cormorant

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Rectrices	Female	Adult
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Rectrices	Female	Adult
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Primaries	Female	Adult
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Primaries	Female	Adult
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Secondaries	Female	Adult