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Northern Gannet - Morus bassanus - Subadult - Female

Scan ID: 61802

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3421	Feather 1: (P10)	34.7 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	27.6 cm
Common Name:	Northern Gannet	Feather 2: (P9)	36.0 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	27.5 cm
Latin Name:	Morus bassanus	Feather 3: (P8)	35.4 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	26.7 cm
Order:	Suliformes	Feather 4: (P7)	33.1 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	25.0 cm
Family:	Sulidae	Feather 5: (P6)	30.5 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	22.8 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	N/A cm	Feather 6: (P5)	N/A cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (P4)	25.4 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	19.4 cm
Age:	Subadult	Feather 8: (P3)	22.5 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	17.4 cm
County:	Gulf of Mexico	Feather 9: (P2)	21.0 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	16.5 cm
State:		Feather 10: (P1)	18.6 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	14.3 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 Northern Gannet

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Rectrices	Female	Subadult
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Primaries	Female	Subadult
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Secondaries	Female	Subadult