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Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 61111

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3151	Feather 1: (P9)	15.3 cm	Feather 1: (P9)	13.2 cm
Common Name:	Great-tailed Grackle	Feather 2: (P8)	16.0 cm	Feather 2: (P8)	14.0 cm
Latin Name:	Quiscalus mexicanus	Feather 3: (P7)	16.5 cm	Feather 3: (P7)	13.9 cm
Order:	Passeriformes	Feather 4: (P6)	16.7 cm	Feather 4: (P6)	14.0 cm
Family:	Icteridae	Feather 5: (P5)	16.2 cm	Feather 5: (P5)	13.6 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P4)	15.1 cm	Feather 6: (P4)	12.6 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7: (P3)	13.9 cm	Feather 7: (P3)	11.5 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P2)	13.5 cm	Feather 8: (P2)	11.4 cm
County:	Lubbock	Feather 9: (P1)	13.1 cm	Feather 9: (P1)	11.2 cm
State:	Texas	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 Great-tailed Grackle

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Rectrices	Female	Adult
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Primaries	Female	Adult
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Secondaries	Female	Adult
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Primaries	Male	Adult
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Secondaries	Male	Adult