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Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Juvenile - Male

Scan ID: 61362

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3265	Feather 1: (P10)	20.7 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	17.9 cm
Common Name:	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Feather 2: (P9)	22.6 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	19.0 cm
Latin Name:	Nycticorax nycticorax	Feather 3: (P8)	23.1 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	19.4 cm
Order:	Pelecaniformes	Feather 4: (P7)	23.3 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	19.1 cm
Family:	Ardeidae	Feather 5: (P6)	22.1 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	18.1 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	21.0 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	17.3 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7: (P4)	20.0 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	16.5 cm
Age:	Juvenile	Feather 8: (P3)	19.4 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	15.9 cm
County:	Oahu	Feather 9: (P2)	18.5 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	15.4 cm
State:	Hawaii	Feather 10: (P1)	18.0 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	15.1 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 Black-crowned Night-Heron

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Remiges	Male	Adult
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rectrices	Male	Juvenile
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Primaries	Male	Juvenile
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Secondaries	Male	Juvenile