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White-winged Scoter - Melanitta fusca - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 60533

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2815	Feather 1: (R7)	7.6 cm	Feather 1: (R7)	6.1 cm
Common Name:	White-winged Scoter	Feather 2: (R6)	8.2 cm	Feather 2: (R6)	6.6 cm
Latin Name:	Melanitta fusca	Feather 3: (R5)	8.4 cm	Feather 3: (R5)	6.9 cm
Order:	Anseriformes	Feather 4: (R4)	8.9 cm	Feather 4: (R4)	7.0 cm
Family:	Anatidae	Feather 5: (R3)	9.2 cm	Feather 5: (R3)	7.4 cm
Feather Type:	Rectrices	Feather 6: (R2)	9.4 cm	Feather 6: (R2)	7.5 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (R1)	9.3 cm	Feather 7: (R1)	7.5 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	N/A	Feather 8:	N/A
County:	Kodiak Island	Feather 9:	N/A	Feather 9:	N/A
State:	Alaska	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-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