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Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 61705

Notes: Ventral view

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	DGM 2488	Feather 1: (P10)	29.4 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	24.5 cm
Common Name:	Black Vulture	Feather 2: (P9)	34.0 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	27.7 cm
Latin Name:	Coragyps atratus	Feather 3: (P8)	36.2 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	29.3 cm
Order:	Cathartiformes	Feather 4: (P7)	36.8 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	29.9 cm
Family:	Cathartidae	Feather 5: (P6)	37.0 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	30.0 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	36.7 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	29.5 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (P4)	N/A cm	Feather 7: (P4)	N/A cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	29.2 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	23.3 cm
County:	Victoria	Feather 9: (P2)	28.0 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	22.2 cm
State:	Texas	Feather 10: (P1)	27.4 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	21.6 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 Black Vulture

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Rectrices	Female	Adult
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Primaries	Female	Adult
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Primaries	Female	Adult
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Secondaries	Female	Adult
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Secondaries	Female	Adult