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img 4169 - 300 DPI
measure

Caprimulgiformes
Nightjar and allies

Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena)


finding location Namibia
finding circumstances traffic victim
finding date 20.09.1994
coll. W.-D. Busching
1271/2002
Naumann Museum Koethen, Germany - Coll. Dr. Busching
created: 11.02.2018
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measurements

feathers

longest primary P8=137,5mm
average individual
50% of max range of variation
130,5mm
144,5mm
longest secondary S1=81,5mm
primary/secondary difference 56mm
primaries-index 41%
all values


P1 84.5mm
P2 87.0mm
P3 90.5mm
P4 95.5mm
P5 102.0mm
P6 113.0mm
P7 128.0mm
P8 137.5mm
P9 135.5mm
S1 81.5mm
S2 80.5mm
S3 80.5mm
S4 80.5mm
S5 79.0mm
S6 78.0mm
S7 77.5mm
S8 77.0mm
S9 77.5mm
R1 128.0mm