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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 60307

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 2734	Feather 1: (R6)	11.9 cm	Feather 1: (R6)	10.4 cm
Common Name:	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Feather 2: (R5)	12.0 cm	Feather 2: (R5)	10.5 cm
Latin Name:	Nyctanassa violacea	Feather 3: (R4)	11.9 cm	Feather 3: (R4)	10.4 cm
Order:	Pelecaniformes	Feather 4: (R3)	12.0 cm	Feather 4: (R3)	10.6 cm
Family:	Ardeidae	Feather 5: (R2)	12.0 cm	Feather 5: (R2)	10.7 cm
Feather Type:	Rectrices	Feather 6: (R1)	11.4 cm	Feather 6: (R1)	10.2 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7:	N/A	Feather 7:	N/A
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	N/A	Feather 8:	N/A
County:	Portsmouth	Feather 9:	N/A	Feather 9:	N/A
State:	Virginia	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 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Remiges	Female	Adult
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Rectrices	Female	Adult