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Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)

 

 

 

 

Skull




Dorsal View
Ventral View
Lateral View

 

Total Length Male = 68.75 - 73.19 mm Mean = 70.91 mm (n=14) Female = 71.31 - 77.36 mm Mean = 74.12 (n=11)
Width Male = 40.54 - 41.77 mm Mean = 41.29 (n=12) Female = 41.27 - 44.55 mm Mean = 42.70 (n=10)

 

 


 

Tarsometatarsus



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 71.25 - 75.81 mm Mean = 73.85 mm (n=13) Female = 76.30 - 82.10 mm Mean = 78.58 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 11.53 - 13.43 mm Mean =12.03 mm (n=14) Female = 12.80 - 14.13 mm Mean = 13.53 mm (n=10)
Distal End Width Male = 12.05 - 14.05 mm Mean = 12.88 (n=14) Female = 13.82 - 15.18 mm Mean = 14.61 (n=10)

 

 




Tibiotarsus



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 96.89 - 103.30 mm Mean = 100.01 (n=14) Female = 103.70 - 111.403 mm Mean = 107.52 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = no information (n=0) Female = 15.59 -15.71 mm Mean = 15.65 (n=3)
Distal End Width Male = 10.93 - 12.66 mm Mean = 11.57 (n=14) Female = 12.51 - 13.94 mm Mean = 13.14 mm (n=11)

 

 




Femur



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 73.80 - 79.89 mm Mean =76.95 mm (n=14) Female = 79.30 - 86.20 mm Mean = 82.79 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 13.78 - 15.79 mm Mean = 14.72 mm (n=14) Female = 15.76 - 17.68 mm Mean = 16.59 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 14.86 - 17.21 mm Mean = 15.57 mm (n=14) Female = 16.60 - 18.83 mm Mean = 17.54 mm (n=11)

 

 



Humerus



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 90.36 - 96.83 mm Mean = 93.58 mm (n=13) Female = 94.50 - 105.10 mm Mean = 100.77 mm (n=12)
Proximal End Width Male = 19.58 - 21.76 mm Mean = 20.83 mm (n=14) Female = 19.22 - 22.99 mm Mean = 21.65 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 17.01 - 18.49 mm Mean = 17.70 mm (n=14) Female = 18.06 - 22.50 mm Mean = 19.66 mm (n=11)

 

 




 

Ulna



Left and Right
Extensor View
Right and Left
Palmer View

 

Total Length Male = 101.20 - 109.26 mm Mean = 105.08 mm (n=14) Female = 106.20 - 116.00 mm Mean = 111.76 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 12.30 - 14.27 mm Mean = 13.55 mm (n=14) Female = 12.84 - 15.23 mm Mean = 14.07 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 7.23 - 8.74 mm Mean = 7.83 mm (n=14 ) Female = 7.74 - 8.41 mm Mean = 8.10 mm (n=11)

 

 



Radius



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

 

Total Length Male = 93.51 - 101.37 mm Mean = 97.27 mm (n=14) Female = 97.70 - 105.25 mm Mean = 102.99 (n=10)
Proximal End Width Male = 5.81 - 6.77 mm Mean = 6.23(n=14 ) Female = 6.38 - 7.11 mm Mean = 6.73 (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 7.08 - 8.38 mm Mean = 7.73 mm (n=14 ) Female = 7.51 - 8.75 mm Mean = 8.21 (n=11 )

 




Carpometacarpus



Right and Left
Palmar View
Left and Right
Extensor View

 

Total Length Male = 55.53 - 59.80 mm Mean = 57.15 mm (n=14) Female = 57.10 - 63.50 mm Mean =60.69 mm (n=10)
Proximal End Width Male = 13.50 - 14.95 mm 14.09 mm Mean = 14.09 (n=14) Female = 14.38 - 15.86 mm Mean = 14.46 mm ( n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 9.77 - 10.75 mm Mean = 10.21 (n=14) Female = 10.26 - 11.39 mm Mean = 10.62 mm (n=10)

 

 

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