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Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla - Juvenile - Unknown

Scan ID: 61894

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3494	Feather 1:	12.1 cm	Feather 1:	9.5 cm
Common Name:	Black-legged Kittiwake	Feather 2:	11.8 cm	Feather 2:	9.3 cm
Latin Name:	Rissa tridactyla	Feather 3:	11.2 cm	Feather 3:	8.7 cm
Order:	Charadriiformes	Feather 4:	11.1 cm	Feather 4:	8.5 cm
Family:	Laridae	Feather 5:	11.2 cm	Feather 5:	8.6 cm
Feather Type:	Secondaries	Feather 6:	11.3 cm	Feather 6:	8.6 cm
Sex:	Unknown	Feather 7:	11.9 cm	Feather 7:	9.1 cm
Age:	Juvenile	Feather 8:	12.0 cm	Feather 8:	9.4 cm
County:	Bogoff Isle	Feather 9:	12.1 cm	Feather 9:	9.6 cm
State:	Alaska	Feather 10:	12.6 cm	Feather 10:	10.1 cm
Country:	USA	Feather 11:	N/A cm	Feather 11:	N/A cm
Institution:	National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab	Feather 12:	12.7 cm	Feather 12:	11.3 cm

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