Bird ringing
Videos
Bird ringing or bird banding is the attachment of a small, individually numbered metal or plastic tag to the leg or wing of a wild bird to enable individual identification. This helps in keeping track
A researcher uses ringing pliers to attach a ring to the leg of a Eurasian blackcap.
Ringing a black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Laridae) nestling
A box of equipment for measuring, weighing and ringing birds.
Ringed sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) at the Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Ratite
Videos
Ratites are a polyphyletic group consisting of all birds within the infraclass Palaeognathae that lack keels and cannot fly. They are mostly large, long-necked, and long-legged, the exception being ki
Bird ringing
…unsuitable for ringing. In some countries, such as Australia, there exist laws prohibiting ringing of such species. Some very large birds, such as ratites, are difficult to ring because the cost of making a ring which is capable of securely fitting their strong, heavy legs is prohibitive. At the other…
Ratite Diversity
Comparison of a kiwi, ostrich, and Dinornis, each with its egg
Ostrich
Ostrich herd (S. camelus massaicus)