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White-winged Scoter - Melanitta fusca - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 60530

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2815	Feather 1: (P10)	19.2 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	15.8 cm
Common Name:	White-winged Scoter	Feather 2: (P9)	20.1 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	16.3 cm
Latin Name:	Melanitta fusca	Feather 3: (P8)	20.0 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	15.5 cm
Order:	Anseriformes	Feather 4: (P7)	19.2 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	14.9 cm
Family:	Anatidae	Feather 5: (P6)	18.9 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	14.2 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	17.7 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	13.1 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (P4)	16.6 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	12.4 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	15.8 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	13.6 cm
County:	Kodiak Island	Feather 9: (P2)	14.8 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	11.1 cm
State:	Alaska	Feather 10: (P1)	13.9 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	10.8 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-winged Scoter

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Primaries	Female	Adult
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Primaries	Female	Adult
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Secondaries	Female	Adult
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Rectrices	Female	Adult
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Secondaries	Female	Adult
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Primaries	Male	Adult
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Secondaries	Male	Adult
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Secondaries	Male	Adult