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White-tailed Tropicbird -  Phaethon lepturus  -  Adult  -   Unknown
Scan ID:  72234
   Notes:  Blue background

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata
Feather Total Length
Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number: BRD 3727 Feather 1: (R6) 7.8 cm Feather 1: (R6) 6.9 cm
Common Name: White-tailed Tropicbird Feather 2: (R5) 9.2 cm Feather 2: (R5) 8.0 cm
Latin Name: Phaethon lepturus Feather 3: (R4) 10.6 cm Feather 3: (R4) 9.2 cm
Order: Phaethontiformes Feather 4: (R3) 11.1 cm Feather 4: (R3) 9.5 cm
Family: Phaethontidae Feather 5: (R2) 12.8 cm Feather 5: (R2) 10.9 cm
Feather Type: Rectrices Feather 6: (R1) 24.6 cm Feather 6: (R1) 22.5 cm
Sex: Unknown Feather 7: N/A Feather 7: N/A
Age: Adult Feather 8: N/A Feather 8: N/A
County: Kauai Feather 9: N/A Feather 9: N/A
State: Hawaii Feather 10: N/A Feather 10: N/A
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 Tropicbird

 Common Name  Latin Name  Feather Type  Sex  Age
 White-tailed Tropicbird   Phaethon lepturus   Rectrices   Unknown   Adult
 White-tailed Tropicbird   Phaethon lepturus   Rectrices   Unknown   Adult
 White-tailed Tropicbird   Phaethon lepturus   Primaries   Unknown   Adult
 White-tailed Tropicbird   Phaethon lepturus   Primaries   Unknown   Adult
 White-tailed Tropicbird   Phaethon lepturus   Secondaries   Unknown   Adult
 White-tailed Tropicbird   Phaethon lepturus   Secondaries   Unknown   Adult

Last Updated: April 17, 2023
Photographs from USFWS

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