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White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 60821

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2947	Feather 1: (P10)	23.6 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	20.2 cm
Common Name:	White-tailed Kite	Feather 2: (P9)	27.0 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	22.6 cm
Latin Name:	Elanus leucurus	Feather 3: (P8)	27.2 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	22.3 cm
Order:	Accipitriformes	Feather 4: (P7)	25.3 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	20.7 cm
Family:	Accipitridae	Feather 5: (P6)	23.5 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	19.0 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	21.4 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	17.2 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (P4)	19.5 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	15.7 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	17.7 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	14.3 cm
County:	Cameron	Feather 9: (P2)	16.4 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	13.2 cm
State:	Texas	Feather 10: (P1)	15.2 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	12.3 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 White-tailed Kite

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Rectrices	Female	Adult
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Primaries	Female	Adult
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Secondaries	Female	Adult
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Rectrices	Female	Juvenile
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Rectrices	Female	Juvenile
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Primaries	Female	Juvenile
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	Secondaries	Female	Juvenile