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Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 60981

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3083	Feather 1: (R6)	4.6 cm	Feather 1: (R6)	4.1 cm
Common Name:	Lesser Goldfinch	Feather 2: (R5)	4.5 cm	Feather 2: (R5)	4.0 cm
Latin Name:	Spinus psaltria	Feather 3: (R4)	4.5 cm	Feather 3: (R4)	4.0 cm
Order:	Passeriformes	Feather 4: (R3)	4.3 cm	Feather 4: (R3)	3.8 cm
Family:	Fringillidae	Feather 5: (R2)	4.3 cm	Feather 5: (R2)	3.7 cm
Feather Type:	Rectrices	Feather 6: (R1)	4.2 cm	Feather 6: (R1)	3.6 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7:	N/A	Feather 7:	N/A
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	N/A	Feather 8:	N/A
County:	Josephine	Feather 9:	N/A	Feather 9:	N/A
State:	Oregon	Feather 10:	N/A	Feather 10:	N/A
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 Lesser Goldfinch

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Primaries	Male	Adult
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Rectrices	Male	Juvenile
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Rectrices	Male	Juvenile
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Primaries	Male	Juvenile
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Secondaries	Male	Juvenile
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Secondaries	Male	Juvenile