Resources for Tracing Bands:
legbandnumbers@yahoogroups.com - After registering as a member, you can search the database of band numbers to help you trace a band. You can also send an email to request help in tracing a band on a bird you have acquired or found.
911parrotalert@yahoogroups.com - After registering as a member, you can review lost and found parrots using the search function or send an email to the group.
911pigeonalert@yahoogroups.com - After registering as a member, you can review information about lost and found parrots using the search function or send an email to the group.
You can go to the websites below to contact the band registrar to trace the band on a pet bird you have acquired or found.
1. African Lovebird Society (bands have LBS on them).
albs.org
2. American Federation of Aviculture (bands have AFA on them).
afabirds.org*
3. National Cockatiel Society (bands have NCS on them).
cockatiels.org
4. American Cockatiel Association (bands have ACS on them).
acstiels.com
5. National Finch and Softbill Society (bands have NFS on them).
nffs.org
6. Society of Parrot Breeders and Exhibitors (bands have SPBE on them).
spbe.org*
* AFA and SPBE issue split
bands to their members on request. They keep a registry of all split
bands that are issued. Split bands issued by these groups will always
have AFA or SPBE on the band. These are NOT quarantine bands. You
should contact AFA or SPBE for information on the breeder of the bird,
not DL Products.
National Associations that issue bands for domestically raised pigeons:
!. National Pigeon Association (bands hae NPA on them). This group focuses on fancy pigeons, not racers. The website has helpful information on how to care for a pigeon you find and how to trace the band.
npausa.com
2. International Federation of American Racing Pigeon Fanciers (bands have IF on them). This group focuses on racing (also called 'homing') pigeons. The website has helpful information on how to care for a pigeon you find and how to trace the band.
ifpigeon.com
3. American Racing Pigeon Union (bands have AU on them). This group focuses on racing (also called 'homing') pigeons. The website has helpful information on how to care for a pigeon you find and how to trace the band.
pigeon.org
Quarantine (Import) Station Bands:
These bands are narrow and dark grey in color, with a break in the circle. These are referred to as a 'split band'. There will be three letters, a space, and three numbers on the band if it is a quarantine band*. Quarantine stations put these kinds of bands on birds when they entered the United States. Most parrots and finches have not been imported since the early '90s, so it can be difficult to trace these bands. DLProducts.com may be able to help. Please be patient with them. They have to manually research any inquiry they receive and reply as a courtesy to us, so let's be courteous to them. Even if you find out through which quarantine station the bird came, it might have come in as a chick or as an adult bird of undetermined age.
