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Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 60465

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	N 3912	Feather 1: (P10)	30.6 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	25.0 cm
Common Name:	Snow Goose	Feather 2: (P9)	32.9 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	25.5 cm
Latin Name:	Anser caerulescens	Feather 3: (P8)	33.3 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	25.0 cm
Order:	Anseriformes	Feather 4: (P7)	31.0 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	22.8 cm
Family:	Anatidae	Feather 5: (P6)	29.3 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	21.0 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	26.5 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	18.6 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (P4)	24.4 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	16.8 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	22.9 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	15.9 cm
County:	Currituck	Feather 9: (P2)	21.5 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	15.0 cm
State:	North Carolina	Feather 10: (P1)	20.7 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	14.9 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 Snow Goose

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rectrices	Unknown	Adult
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Primaries	Female	Adult
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Secondaries	Female	Adult
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rectrices	Female	Adult
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Primaries	Unknown	Adult
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Secondaries	Unknown	Adult