I FOUND A PIGEON,
NOW WHAT?
Does the
pigeon have a band on the leg??
IF SO, WHAT ARE THE LETTERS BEFORE THE YEAR ON THE PIGEON
BAND?
Click here if the
letters before the year are ‘AU’
Click here
if the letters before the year are ‘IF’
Click
here if the letters before the year are ‘NPA’
Also, here is the contact
information for various organizations that provide pigeon leg bands
NPA = NATIONAL PIGEON
ASSOCIATION. Contact NPA Secretary at secretary@npausa.com
IF = INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
ORG.www.ifpigeon.com
AU = AMERICAN RACING PIGEON UNION
ORGANIZATION www.pigeon.org
CU = CANADIAN PIGEON UNION www.canadianracingpigeonunion.com
IPB = INDEPENDENT PIGEON BREEDERS www.foyspigeonsupplies.com
NBRC = NATIONAL BIRMINGHAM ROLLER
CLUB www.nbrconline.com
Understanding how to
read a pigeon band
The American Racing Pigeon Union registered
bands have a specific format.
Once
you understand how to read the band number, you will find it easy to locate the
club that issued the band on our Band List page. Make sure to visit our page on
How to Care for a Lost Pigeon.
Band numbers are in a series of letters &
numbers as shown below.
EXAMPLE= the band may read-->AU 99 ABC 1234
(1) - AU - is the national organization that has registered the bird,
in this case the
American Racing Pigeon Union, Inc. The band can also have IF, CU,
ATB, NBRC, or IPB in this position.
(2) - 99 - is the year the bird was hatched and
banded/registered.
(3) - ABC - is a letters representing the pigeon
club the band is registered to
(no two clubs have
the same registration letters - and they have one, two or three letters).
(4) - 1234 - A one-up number unique to each
pigeon based on the club letters. Now that you understand
how to read the band, you can go back to our band list to
find the club that the bird you found belongs to.
NOTE: (PERSONALIZED BANDS) Sometimes the band
may just have the owners name, phone and/or address on it that you may call or
write them.
To
help make finding the owner of a lost pigeon easier please use the following
example.
Example
Band Code: AU 2003 AVI 3234534
|
AU =
American Racing Pigeon Union |
. |
If the band has different letters than AU, it
may be another organization.
If the band has the letters CU. you can find
their band list at http://www.canadianracingpigeonunion.com/
If the band has the letters IF. you can find their band list at http://www.ifpigeon.com/
If the band has
the letters NPA. you
can contact them at http://www.npausa.com/
If the band has
the letters IPB. you
can contact them at foyspigeon@zoominternet.net , or their
store at 877-355-7727
NBRC - www.nbrconline.com
If the band has the letters ADA, please contact
the American Dove Association (ADA secretary, Denny Stapp)
atsecretary@doveline.com
If the band does not have an AU , or one of the
above mentioned organization letters on it, send us an email .We will do our
best to help you find the owner of the bird. If the bird has no band at all, It is a wild pigeon..... Contact your Local Human Society.
Thank you for taking the time to care for lost
pigeons.