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White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 60822

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2947	Feather 1:	15.0 cm	Feather 1:	12.2 cm
Common Name:	White-tailed Kite	Feather 2:	14.8 cm	Feather 2:	12.3 cm
Latin Name:	Elanus leucurus	Feather 3:	14.2 cm	Feather 3:	11.9 cm
Order:	Accipitriformes	Feather 4:	14.2 cm	Feather 4:	11.8 cm
Family:	Accipitridae	Feather 5:	14.1 cm	Feather 5:	11.8 cm
Feather Type:	Secondaries	Feather 6:	14.3 cm	Feather 6:	11.9 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7:	14.1 cm	Feather 7:	11.5 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	12.9 cm	Feather 8:	10.5 cm
County:	Cameron	Feather 9:	12.2 cm	Feather 9:	10.4 cm
State:	Texas	Feather 10:	12.0 cm	Feather 10:	10.4 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 White-tailed Kite

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Rectrices	Female	Adult
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Primaries	Female	Adult
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Secondaries	Female	Adult
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Rectrices	Female	Juvenile
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Rectrices	Female	Juvenile
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Primaries	Female	Juvenile
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Secondaries	Female	Juvenile