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Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus - Adult - Unknown

Scan ID: 61936

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 1810	Feather 1: (P10)	23.4 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	20.3 cm
Common Name:	Short-eared Owl	Feather 2: (P9)	25.4 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	21.0 cm
Latin Name:	Asio flammeus	Feather 3: (P8)	25.3 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	20.1 cm
Order:	Strigiformes	Feather 4: (P7)	24.2 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	19.0 cm
Family:	Strigidae	Feather 5: (P6)	22.6 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	17.6 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	21.0 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	16.1 cm
Sex:	Unknown	Feather 7: (P4)	19.3 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	14.8 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	17.8 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	13.3 cm
County:	Anchorage	Feather 9: (P2)	16.3 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	12.3 cm
State:	Alaska	Feather 10: (P1)	15.5 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	11.7 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 Short-eared Owl

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Rectrices	Unknown	Adult
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Primaries	Unknown	Adult
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Primaries	Unknown	Adult
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Secondaries	Unknown	Adult