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Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 61523

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 1790	Feather 1: (P10)	7.9 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	6.9 cm
Common Name:	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Feather 2: (P9)	10.9 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	9.3 cm
Latin Name:	Accipiter striatus	Feather 3: (P8)	13.2 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	11.0 cm
Order:	Accipitriformes	Feather 4: (P7)	14.1 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	11.5 cm
Family:	Accipitridae	Feather 5: (P6)	14.4 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	11.8 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	14.0 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	11.3 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7: (P4)	12.3 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	9.9 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	11.7 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	9.3 cm
County:	Ketchikan	Feather 9: (P2)	11.5 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	9.2 cm
State:	Alaska	Feather 10: (P1)	11.1 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	8.9 cm
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 Sharp-shinned Hawk

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Rectrices	Female	Juvenile
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Primaries	Male	Adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Primaries	Female	Juvenile
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Secondaries	Female	Juvenile