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White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus - Juvenile - Female

Scan ID: 60993

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3106	Feather 1: (R6)	N/A cm	Feather 1: (R6)	N/A cm
Common Name:	White-tailed Kite	Feather 2: (R5)	N/A cm	Feather 2: (R5)	N/A cm
Latin Name:	Elanus leucurus	Feather 3: (R4)	18.2 cm	Feather 3: (R4)	16.5 cm
Order:	Accipitriformes	Feather 4: (R3)	18.0 cm	Feather 4: (R3)	15.9 cm
Family:	Accipitridae	Feather 5: (R2)	17.8 cm	Feather 5: (R2)	15.4 cm
Feather Type:	Rectrices	Feather 6: (R1)	17.2 cm	Feather 6: (R1)	14.6 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7:	N/A	Feather 7:	N/A
Age:	Juvenile	Feather 8:	N/A	Feather 8:	N/A
County:	Cameron	Feather 9:	N/A	Feather 9:	N/A
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 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