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Barn Owl - Tyto alba - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 60633

Notes: Darker individual

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2875	Feather 1:	17.7 cm	Feather 1:	15.4 cm
Common Name:	Barn Owl	Feather 2:	17.5 cm	Feather 2:	15.4 cm
Latin Name:	Tyto alba	Feather 3:	17.3 cm	Feather 3:	15.1 cm
Order:	Strigiformes	Feather 4:	17.0 cm	Feather 4:	14.9 cm
Family:	Tytonidae	Feather 5:	16.9 cm	Feather 5:	14.7 cm
Feather Type:	Secondaries	Feather 6:	16.6 cm	Feather 6:	14.5 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7:	16.4 cm	Feather 7:	14.3 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	16.0 cm	Feather 8:	14.0 cm
County:	Josephine	Feather 9:	15.6 cm	Feather 9:	13.5 cm
State:	Oregon	Feather 10:	15.0 cm	Feather 10:	13.3 cm
Country:	USA	Feather 11:	14.5 cm	Feather 11:	12.5 cm
Institution:	National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab	Feather 12:	12.8 cm	Feather 12:	11.3 cm

ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF Barn Owl

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Rectrices	Female	Adult
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Primaries	Female	Adult
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Secondaries	Female	Adult
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Primaries	Male	Adult
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Rectrices	Female	Adult
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Primaries	Female	Adult
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Secondaries	Female	Adult