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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 60509

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2824	Feather 1: (R9)	7.9 cm	Feather 1: (R9)	6.5 cm
Common Name:	Red-breasted Merganser	Feather 2: (R8)	8.3 cm	Feather 2: (R8)	6.8 cm
Latin Name:	Mergus serrator	Feather 3: (R7)	8.8 cm	Feather 3: (R7)	7.1 cm
Order:	Anseriformes	Feather 4: (R6)	9.1 cm	Feather 4: (R6)	7.3 cm
Family:	Anatidae	Feather 5: (R5)	9.3 cm	Feather 5: (R5)	7.4 cm
Feather Type:	Rectrices	Feather 6: (R4)	9.4 cm	Feather 6: (R4)	7.5 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7: (R3)	9.5 cm	Feather 7: (R3)	7.7 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (R2)	9.0 cm	Feather 8: (R2)	7.4 cm
County:	[Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park]	Feather 9: (R1)	9.1 cm	Feather 9: (R1)	7.7 cm
State:	[captive]	Feather 10:	N/A	Feather 10:	N/A
Country:	[captive]	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 Red-breasted Merganser

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Primaries	Male	Adult
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Primaries	Male	Adult
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Rectrices	Male	Adult