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American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos - Juvenile - Male

Scan ID: 60238

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2721	Feather 1: (R11)	19.0 cm	Feather 1: (R11)	14.9 cm
Common Name:	American White Pelican	Feather 2: (R10)	19.1 cm	Feather 2: (R10)	14.8 cm
Latin Name:	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Feather 3: (R9)	19.1 cm	Feather 3: (R9)	14.5 cm
Order:	Pelecaniformes	Feather 4: (R8)	19.1 cm	Feather 4: (R8)	14.7 cm
Family:	Pelecanidae	Feather 5: (R7)	19.0 cm	Feather 5: (R7)	14.5 cm
Feather Type:	Rectrices	Feather 6: (R6)	19.0 cm	Feather 6: (R6)	14.6 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7: (R5)	19.1 cm	Feather 7: (R5)	14.8 cm
Age:	Juvenile	Feather 8: (R4)	18.9 cm	Feather 8: (R4)	14.4 cm
County:	Klamath	Feather 9: (R3)	18.6 cm	Feather 9: (R3)	14.5 cm
State:	Oregon	Feather 10: (R2)	18.8 cm	Feather 10: (R2)	14.6 cm
Country:	USA	Feather 11: (R1)	18.0 cm	Feather 11: (R1)	14.5 cm
Institution:	National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab	Feather 12:	N/A	Feather 12:	N/A

ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF American White Pelican

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Primaries	Male	Juvenile
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Secondaries	Male	Juvenile
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Rectrices	Male	Juvenile