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Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 60659

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2872	Feather 1: (P10)	24.6 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	20.5 cm
Common Name:	Black-legged Kittiwake	Feather 2: (P9)	25.1 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	20.7 cm
Latin Name:	Rissa tridactyla	Feather 3: (P8)	24.8 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	19.5 cm
Order:	Charadriiformes	Feather 4: (P7)	23.7 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	18.8 cm
Family:	Laridae	Feather 5: (P6)	22.4 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	17.4 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	20.7 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	16.0 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7: (P4)	18.7 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	14.5 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	16.9 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	13.4 cm
County:	Unknown	Feather 9: (P2)	15.0 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	11.8 cm
State:	Unknown	Feather 10: (P1)	13.5 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	10.7 cm
Country:	Unknown	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-legged Kittiwake

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Primaries	Male	Adult
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Rectrices	Unknown	Juvenile
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Primaries	Unknown	Juvenile
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Secondaries	Unknown	Juvenile