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Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 61015

Notes: Breeding plumage

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3096	Feather 1: (P10)	9.0 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	7.8 cm
Common Name:	Piping Plover	Feather 2: (P9)	9.2 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	7.6 cm
Latin Name:	Charadrius melodus	Feather 3: (P8)	8.8 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	7.0 cm
Order:	Charadriiformes	Feather 4: (P7)	8.2 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	6.4 cm
Family:	Charadriidae	Feather 5: (P6)	7.6 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	6.0 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	6.9 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	5.4 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (P4)	6.3 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	4.9 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	5.7 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	4.4 cm
County:	Plymouth	Feather 9: (P2)	5.3 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	4.1 cm
State:	Massachusetts	Feather 10: (P1)	5.0 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	3.7 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 Piping Plover

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Rectrices	Female	Adult
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Primaries	Female	Adult
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Secondaries	Female	Adult