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Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisea - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 60803

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2961	Feather 1: (P10)	22.7 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	19.3 cm
Common Name:	Arctic Tern	Feather 2: (P9)	21.5 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	18.1 cm
Latin Name:	Sterna paradisea	Feather 3: (P8)	19.6 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	15.8 cm
Order:	Charadriiformes	Feather 4: (P7)	17.7 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	14.4 cm
Family:	Laridae	Feather 5: (P6)	15.9 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	12.7 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	13.9 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	11.1 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7: (P4)	12.2 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	9.7 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	10.8 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	8.4 cm
County:	Unknown	Feather 9: (P2)	9.5 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	7.4 cm
State:	Alaska	Feather 10: (P1)	8.6 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	6.6 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 Arctic Tern

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisea	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisea	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisea	Primaries	Male	Adult
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisea	Primaries	Male	Adult
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisea	Secondaries	Male	Adult