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Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus - Adult - Unknown

Scan ID: 60060

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	F538	Feather 1: (R6)	17.5 cm	Feather 1: (R6)	15.3 cm
Common Name:	Broad-winged Hawk	Feather 2: (R5)	17.4 cm	Feather 2: (R5)	15.3 cm
Latin Name:	Buteo platypterus	Feather 3: (R4)	17.3 cm	Feather 3: (R4)	15.2 cm
Order:	Accipitriformes	Feather 4: (R3)	17.7 cm	Feather 4: (R3)	15.5 cm
Family:	Accipitridae	Feather 5: (R2)	17.3 cm	Feather 5: (R2)	14.9 cm
Feather Type:	Rectrices	Feather 6: (R1)	17.2 cm	Feather 6: (R1)	14.4 cm
Sex:	Unknown	Feather 7:	N/A	Feather 7:	N/A
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	N/A	Feather 8:	N/A
County:	Unknown	Feather 9:	N/A	Feather 9:	N/A
State:	Unknown	Feather 10:	N/A	Feather 10:	N/A
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 Broad-winged Hawk

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Rectrices	Unknown	Adult
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Rectrices	Male	Juvenile
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Primaries	Male	Juvenile
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Primaries	Male	Juvenile
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Secondaries	Male	Juvenile
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Secondaries	Male	Juvenile