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Sooty Tern - Onychoprion fuscatus - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 60848

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2778	Feather 1: (R6)	20.0 cm	Feather 1: (R6)	17.9 cm
Common Name:	Sooty Tern	Feather 2: (R5)	15.1 cm	Feather 2: (R5)	13.5 cm
Latin Name:	Onychoprion fuscatus	Feather 3: (R4)	12.2 cm	Feather 3: (R4)	10.6 cm
Order:	Charadriiformes	Feather 4: (R3)	10.5 cm	Feather 4: (R3)	9.1 cm
Family:	Laridae	Feather 5: (R2)	9.6 cm	Feather 5: (R2)	8.4 cm
Feather Type:	Rectrices	Feather 6: (R1)	9.2 cm	Feather 6: (R1)	7.7 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7:	N/A	Feather 7:	N/A
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	N/A	Feather 8:	N/A
County:	French Frigate Shoals	Feather 9:	N/A	Feather 9:	N/A
State:	Hawaii	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 Sooty Tern

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Primaries	Male	Adult
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Primaries	Male	Adult