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Barn Owl
(Tyto alba)

 

 

Skull

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Dorsal View
Ventral View
Lateral View


Total Length Male = 66.77 - 75.95 mm Mean = 71.69 mm (n=9) Female = 7133 - 79..05 mm Mean = 76.66 mm (n=13)
Width Male = 38.60 - 43.26 mm  Mean = 41.50 mm (n=8) Female = 41.53 - 46.06 mm Mean = 43.08 mm (n=14)


 



 

Tarsometatarsus

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Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View


 

Total Length Male = 63.77 - 74.82 mm Mean = 70.46 mm (n=8) Female = 71.66 - 81.55 mm Mean = 76.25 mm (n=15)
Proximal End Width Male = 9.43 - 11.05 mm Mean = 10.25 mm (n=09) Female = 10.05 - 12.22 mm Mean = 11.13 mm (n=15)
Distal End Width Male = 10.77 - 12.94 mm Mean = 11.93 mm  (n=08) Female = 11.51 - 14.35 mm Mean = 12.83 mm  (n=15)

 

 



 

Tibiotarsus

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Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 91.28 - 104.04 mm Mean = 98.02 mm  (n=8) Female = 101.72 - 115.55 mm Mean = 106.82 mm (n=16)
Proximal End Width Male 9.44 - 10.87 mm Mean = 10.33 mm  (n=6) Female = 10.17 - 12.42 mm Mean = 11.37 mm (n=10)
Distal End Width Male = 9.45 - 10.78 mm Mean = 10.22 mm  (n=9) Female = 10.10 - 12.07 mm Mean = 11.08 mm (n=16)

 

 

 


 

Femur

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Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 51.72 - 59.77 mm Mean = 56.26 mm  (n=9) Female =59.32 - 67.00 mm Mean = 61.51 mm  (n=16)
Proximal End Width Male = 10.05 - 11.73 mm Mean = 10.91 mm  (n=9) Female = 10.98 - 13.16 mm Mean = 11.57 mm (n=16)
Distal End Width Male = 9.51 - 11.39 mm Mean = 10.80 mm  (n=9) Female = 11.44 - 13.34 mm Mean = 11.98 mm (n=16)

 

 


 

Humerus

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Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 


Total Length Male = 85.69 - 97.5 mm Mean = 92.16 mm (n=9) Female = 95.57 - 108.06 mm Mean = 101.34 mm (n=15)
Proximal End Width Male 14.17 - 16.57 mm Mean = 15.38 mm  (n=9) Female 15.51 - 17.76 mm Mean = 16.62 mm  (n=16)
Distal End Width Male = 13.27 - 15.58 mm Mean =14.35 mm (n=9) Female = 15.01 - 16.84 mm Mean = 14.65 mm  (n=16)


 

 


 

Ulna

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Left and Right
Extensor View
Right and Left
Palmer View

 

Total Length Male = 96.48 - 112.22 mm Mean = 103.73 mm  (n=8) Female = 109.47 - 124.84 mm mean = 115.55 mm (n=15)
Proximal End Width Male = 8.35 - 9.97 mm Mean =9.20 mm (n=9) Female = 9.49 - 10.67 mm Mean = 10.03 mm  (n=16)
Distal End Width Male = 6.19 - 7.76 mm Mean = 7.00 mm (n=8) Female = 7.33 - 8.51 mm Mean =7.83 mm (n=15)

 

 

 


 

Radius

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Right and Left
Dorsal or Extensor View
Left and Right
Ventral or Palmar View


 

Total Length Male = 94.06 - 107.69 mm Mean = 101.4 mm  (n=7) Female 105.48 - 120.98 mm Mean = 111.00 mm  (n=15)
Proximal End Width Male = 4.15 - 4.85 mm Mean = 4.55 mm (n=8) Female = 4.56 - 5.26 mm Mean = 4.97 mm (n=16)
Distal End Width Male = 6.26 - 7.18 mm Mean = 6.89 mm  (n=8) Female = 6.88 - 8.14 mm Mean = 7.36 mm  (n=16)

 

 

 


 

Carpometacarpus

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Right and Left
Palmar View
Left and Right
Extensor View

 

Total length Male = 45.33 - 52.70 mm Mean = 48.13 mm  (n=9) Female = 49.82 - 55.95 mm Mean = 52.72 mm (n=16)
Proximal End Width Male = 9.00 - 10.51mm Mean = 9.83 mm  (n=9) Female = 10.07 - 11.81 mm Mean = 10.81 mm  (n=16)
Distal End Width Male = 6.18 - 7.97 mm Mean = 7.04 mm (n=9) Female = 7.10 - 8.54 mm Mean = 7.78 mm  (n=16)

 

 

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