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Tufted Puffin - Fratercula cirrhata - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 61598

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3310	Feather 1:	9.5 cm	Feather 1:	7.5 cm
Common Name:	Tufted Puffin	Feather 2:	9.1 cm	Feather 2:	7.1 cm
Latin Name:	Fratercula cirrhata	Feather 3:	8.9 cm	Feather 3:	6.9 cm
Order:	Charadriiformes	Feather 4:	8.8 cm	Feather 4:	7.0 cm
Family:	Alcidae	Feather 5:	8.8 cm	Feather 5:	7.0 cm
Feather Type:	Secondaries	Feather 6:	8.8 cm	Feather 6:	7.0 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7:	8.8 cm	Feather 7:	6.9 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	8.5 cm	Feather 8:	6.8 cm
County:	[Port Defiance Zoo]	Feather 9:	7.9 cm	Feather 9:	6.3 cm
State:	[Captive]	Feather 10:	7.3 cm	Feather 10:	5.9 cm
Country:	[Captive]	Feather 11:	7.0 cm	Feather 11:	5.6 cm
Institution:	National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab	Feather 12:	6.5 cm	Feather 12:	5.5 cm

ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF Tufted Puffin

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata	Primaries	Male	Adult
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata	Primaries	Male	Adult
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata	Secondaries	Male	Adult