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Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus - Juvenile - Female

Scan ID: 61903

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2685	Feather 1: (P10)	3.1 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	2.8 cm
Common Name:	Red-headed Woodpecker	Feather 2: (P9)	9.6 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	8.4 cm
Latin Name:	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Feather 3: (P8)	11.0 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	9.8 cm
Order:	Piciformes	Feather 4: (P7)	11.5 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	10.1 cm
Family:	Picidae	Feather 5: (P6)	11.5 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	10.0 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	11.0 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	9.6 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (P4)	9.8 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	8.6 cm
Age:	Juvenile	Feather 8: (P3)	9.5 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	8.2 cm
County:	Fulton	Feather 9: (P2)	9.1 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	7.8 cm
State:	Georgia	Feather 10: (P1)	N/A cm	Feather 10: (P1)	N/A 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 Red-headed Woodpecker

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Rectrices	Unknown	Adult
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Rectrices	Female	Juvenile
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Primaries	Female	Juvenile
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Secondaries	Female	Juvenile
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Primaries	Unknown	Adult
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Secondaries	Unknown	Adult