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Short-billed Dowitcher -  Limnodromus griseus  -  Juvenile  -   Unknown
Scan ID:  61848
   Notes:  Non-breeding plumage

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata
Feather Total Length
Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number: BRD 3439 Feather 1: (P10) 10.5 cm Feather 1: (P10) 9.0 cm
Common Name: Short-billed Dowitcher Feather 2: (P9) 10.5 cm Feather 2: (P9) 8.8 cm
Latin Name: Limnodromus griseus Feather 3: (P8) 10.4 cm Feather 3: (P8) 8.3 cm
Order: Charadriiformes Feather 4: (P7) 9.9 cm Feather 4: (P7) 7.9 cm
Family: Scolopacidae Feather 5: (P6) N/A cm Feather 5: (P6) N/A cm
Feather Type: Primaries Feather 6: (P5) N/A cm Feather 6: (P5) N/A cm
Sex: Unknown Feather 7: (P4) N/A cm Feather 7: (P4) N/A cm
Age: Juvenile Feather 8: (P3) N/A cm Feather 8: (P3) N/A cm
County: Unknown Feather 9: (P2) 7.5 cm Feather 9: (P2) 5.8 cm
State: Mississippi Feather 10: (P1) 6.9 cm Feather 10: (P1) 5.4 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 Short-billed Dowitcher

 Common Name  Latin Name  Feather Type  Sex  Age
 Short-billed Dowitcher   Limnodromus griseus   Rectrices   Unknown   Juvenile
 Short-billed Dowitcher   Limnodromus griseus   Primaries   Unknown   Juvenile
 Short-billed Dowitcher   Limnodromus griseus   Secondaries   Unknown   Juvenile

Last Updated: April 17, 2023
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