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Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted) - Colaptes auratus - Adult - Male

Scan ID: 61782

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	F 857	Feather 1:	11.4 cm	Feather 1:	10.1 cm
Common Name:	Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)	Feather 2:	11.5 cm	Feather 2:	10.3 cm
Latin Name:	Colaptes auratus	Feather 3:	11.3 cm	Feather 3:	10.0 cm
Order:	Piciformes	Feather 4:	11.0 cm	Feather 4:	9.8 cm
Family:	Picidae	Feather 5:	10.8 cm	Feather 5:	9.5 cm
Feather Type:	Secondaries	Feather 6:	10.5 cm	Feather 6:	9.3 cm
Sex:	Male	Feather 7:	10.1 cm	Feather 7:	8.8 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8:	9.3 cm	Feather 8:	8.1 cm
County:	Unknown	Feather 9:	7.9 cm	Feather 9:	7.0 cm
State:	Unknown	Feather 10:	6.3 cm	Feather 10:	5.6 cm
Country:	Unknown	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 Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)	Colaptes auratus	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)	Colaptes auratus	Rectrices	Male	Adult
Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)	Colaptes auratus	Primaries	Male	Adult
Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)	Colaptes auratus	Primaries	Male	Adult
Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)	Colaptes auratus	Primaries	Male	Adult
Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)	Colaptes auratus	Secondaries	Male	Adult
Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)	Colaptes auratus	Secondaries	Male	Adult