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Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus - Juvenile - Female

Scan ID: 61525

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	F 368	Feather 1: (P10)	9.6 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	8.5 cm
Common Name:	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Feather 2: (P9)	13.5 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	11.8 cm
Latin Name:	Accipiter striatus	Feather 3: (P8)	16.2 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	13.8 cm
Order:	Accipitriformes	Feather 4: (P7)	17.3 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	14.4 cm
Family:	Accipitridae	Feather 5: (P6)	17.5 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	14.3 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	16.4 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	13.4 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (P4)	14.5 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	11.3 cm
Age:	Juvenile	Feather 8: (P3)	13.6 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	10.6 cm
County:	Unknown	Feather 9: (P2)	13.3 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	10.4 cm
State:	Florida	Feather 10: (P1)	12.9 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	10.4 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 Sharp-shinned Hawk

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Rectrices	Female	Juvenile
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Primaries	Male	Adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Primaries	Female	Juvenile
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Secondaries	Female	Juvenile