Egrets and Herons > Little Egret

Little Egret – Specimen 2 – ssp. garzetta – Male

Details

Subspecies: Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
Unique ID: FTLB-GJ-032002

Date: 15 March 2022
Gender: Male
Location: Unknown
Reason for death: Shock

Overall

Weight: 197 gm
Wingspan: 920 mm
One wing: 437 mm
Body Length with tail: 540 mm
Tail Length: 90.5 mm
Primary Projection: 27.9 mm
Wing-to-Tail: 24.8 mm

Head & Beak

Head Length: 116.4 mm
Head Width: 20.1 mm
Beak Length: 66.5 mm
Beak Width: 12.1 mm
Gape Length: 90.8 mm
Gape Width: 12.8 mm

Legs

Femur: 51.6 mm
Tibiotarsus: 121.6 mm
Tarsometatarsus: 89.4 mm
Digit 1: 26.7 mm
Digit 2: 40.8 mm
Digit 3: 55.3 mm
Digit 4: 46.5 mm
Talon 1: 13.8 mm
Talon 2: 10.4 mm
Talon 3: 10.5 mm
Talon 4: 9.1 mm

Full Wing - Dorsal View
Full Wing - Ventral View
Tail - Dorsal View
Tail - Ventral View

PrimariesWing Feathers

P10 (169 mm) Compare

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P9 (186 mm) Compare

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P8 (192 mm) Compare

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P7 (195 mm) Compare

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P6 (186 mm) Compare

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P5 (179 mm) Compare

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P4 (170 mm) Compare

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P3 (169 mm) Compare

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P2 (159 mm) Compare

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P1 (152 mm) Compare

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Secondaries/TertialsWing Feathers

S1 (144.6 mm) Compare

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S2 (148.0 mm) Compare

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S3 (145.9 mm) Compare

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S4 (144.5 mm) Compare

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S5 (139.4 mm) Compare

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S6 (140.8 mm) Compare

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S7 (137.3 mm) Compare

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S8 (139.3 mm) Compare

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S9 (139.3 mm) Compare

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S10 (140.8 mm) Compare

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S11 (140.4 mm) Compare

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S12 (141.3 mm) Compare

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S13 (138.5 mm) Compare

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S14 (128.4 mm) Compare

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S15 (121.2 mm) Compare

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S16 (100.6 mm) Compare

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Alulas

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A2 (79.2 mm) Compare

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A3 (67.8 mm) Compare

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A4 (54.6 mm) Compare

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RectricesTail Feathers

R1 (91.7 mm) Compare

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R2 (91.5 mm) Compare

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R3 (90.5 mm) Compare

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R4 (88.7 mm) Compare

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R5 (88.8 mm) Compare

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R6 (91.4 mm) Compare

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