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Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus - Adult - Unknown

Scan ID: 61906

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2693	Feather 1:	9.3 cm	Feather 1:	8.5 cm
Common Name:	Red-headed Woodpecker	Feather 2:	9.2 cm	Feather 2:	8.3 cm
Latin Name:	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Feather 3:	8.9 cm	Feather 3:	8.0 cm
Order:	Piciformes	Feather 4:	8.6 cm	Feather 4:	7.5 cm
Family:	Picidae	Feather 5:	8.5 cm	Feather 5:	7.4 cm
Feather Type:	Secondaries	Feather 6:	8.2 cm	Feather 6:	7.2 cm
Sex:	Unknown	Feather 7:	7.8 cm	Feather 7:	7.1 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	7.5 cm	Feather 8:	6.6 cm
County:	Unknown	Feather 9:	6.4 cm	Feather 9:	5.8 cm
State:	Wisconsin	Feather 10:	4.9 cm	Feather 10:	4.3 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 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