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Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 61524

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 1790	Feather 1:	11.1 cm	Feather 1:	9.3 cm
Common Name:	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Feather 2:	10.8 cm	Feather 2:	9.2 cm
Latin Name:	Accipiter striatus	Feather 3:	10.9 cm	Feather 3:	9.4 cm
Order:	Accipitriformes	Feather 4:	10.4 cm	Feather 4:	8.7 cm
Family:	Accipitridae	Feather 5:	10.0 cm	Feather 5:	8.5 cm
Feather Type:	Secondaries	Feather 6:	9.6 cm	Feather 6:	8.1 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7:	8.9 cm	Feather 7:	7.8 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	8.7 cm	Feather 8:	7.5 cm
County:	Ketchikan	Feather 9:	8.4 cm	Feather 9:	7.2 cm
State:	Alaska	Feather 10:	8.1 cm	Feather 10:	6.9 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 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