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Sharp-shinned Hawk
(Accipiter striatus)

 

Skull




Dorsal View
Ventral View
Lateral View

 

Total Length Male = 38.37 - 40.79 mm Mean = 39.78 mm (n=8) Female = 42.65 - 46.71mm Mean =44.53 mm (n=21)
Width Male = 22.05 - 23.57 mm Mean = 22.73 mm (n=7) Female = 23.68 - 26.62 mm Mean = 25.19 mm (n=19)

 

 



Tarsometatarsus



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 


Total Length Male = 47.9 - 52.2 mm Mean = 50.06 mm (n=9) Female = 53.3 - 59.8 mm Mean = 56.40 mm (n=24)
Proximal End Width Male = 5.17 - 5.59 mm Mean = 5.42 mm (n=8) Female = 6.31 - 7.10 mm Mean = 6.69 mm (n=21)
Distal End Width Male = 5.13 - 5.65 mm Mean = 5.47 mm (n=8) Female = 6.62 - 7.35 mm Mean = 6.96 mm (n=21)

 




Tibiotarsus



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 53 - 57.6 mm Mean = 55.09 mm (n=9) Female = 62 - 70.1 mm Mean = 65.37 mm (n=24)
Proximal End Width Male = 4.56 - 5.25 mm Mean = 4.91 mm (n=8) Female = 5.61 - 6.87 mm Mean = 6.52 mm (n=17)
Distal End Width Male = 5.07 - 5.44 mm Mean = 5.24 mm (n=8) Female = 6.13 - 6.83 mm Mean = 6.54 mm (n=21)

 

 


 


Femur



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View


Total Length Male = 40.00 - 43.00 mm Mean = 41.41 mm (n=9) Female = 46.2 - 51.4 mm Mean = 48.37 mm (n=24)
Proximal End Width Male = 5.85 - 6.57 mm Mean = 6.18 mm (n=8) Female = 6.76 - 8.31 mm Mean = 7.63 mm (n=21)
Distal End Width Male = 5.82 - 6.97 mm Mean = 6.50 mm (n=8) Female = 7.68 - 8.87 mm Mean = 8.43 mm (n=21)

 

 



Humerus




Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 


Total Length Male = 43.1 - 46.5Mean = 44.63 mm (n=9) Female = 51.3 - 56.7 Mean = 53.52 mm (n=24)
Proximal End Width Male = 9.91 - 10.49 mm Mean = 10.26 mm (n=8) Female = 11.75 - 13.08 mmMean = 12.36 mm (n=21)
Distal End Width Male = 8.46 - 9.12 mm Mean = 8.84 mm (n=8) Female = 10.24 - 11.41 mm Mean = 10.82 mm (n=21)

 

 



Ulna



Left and Right
Extensor View
Right and Left
Palmer View

 


Total Length Male = 51.2 - 55.0 mm Mean = 52.87 mm (n=9) Female = 59.3 - 65.9 mm Mean = 62.67 mm (n=23)
Proximal End Width Male = 5.97 - 6.95 mm Mean = 6.46 mm (n=8) Female = 7.12 - 8.57 mm Mean = 7.89 mm (n=21)
Distal End Width Male = 4.02 - 4.83 mm Mean = 4.52 mm (n=8) Female = 4.72 - 6.22 mm Mean = 5.27 mm (n=20)

 

 



Radius



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

 

Total Length Male = 47.3 - 53.2 mm Mean = 49.38 mm (n=9) Female = 54.3 - 60.5 mm Mean = 57.73 mm (n=24)
Proximal End Width Male = 2.89 - 3.13 mm Mean = 2.99 mm (n=8) Female = 3.51 - 4.03 mm Mean = 3.74 mm (n=21)
Distal End Width Male = 3.47 - 3.84 mm Mean = 3.73 mm (n=8) Female = 4.15 - 4.94 mm Mean = 4.60 mm (n=21)

 

 


 

Carpometacarpus



Right and Left
Palmar View
Left and Right
Extensor View

 

Total Length Male = 27.7 - 29.0 mm Mean = 28.16 mm (n=9) Female = 31.7 - 35.7 mm Mean = 33.61 (n=24)
Proximal End Width Male = 6.86 - 7.23 mm Mean = 7.08 mm (n=8) Female = 7.83 - 9.26 mm Mean = 8.43 (n=20)
Distal End Width Male = 4.68 - 5.39 mm Mean = 5.07 mm (n=8) Female = 5.47 - 6.86 mm Mean = 6.01 (n=20)

 


 

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