What rings birds?

Bird for ringing or banding is a practice used to study wild birds populations and identify tamed or domestic birds. When the bird is ringing, a small metal or plastic ring is connected to the wing or leg of the bird and then the bird is released. The ring has an individual designation that can be used to identify this particular bird in the future, along with contact information for a person or organization that rang the bird first. And yes, the right terminology is more of a "ring" rather than a "partition", although it sounds embarrassing; In regions where people refer to bird banding, the ring is known as the group, and the bird is said to be striped. The Greeks used these birds as messengers, attached messages to the cord, and these identification marks were also used to monitor Birds kept to falconry. In the 18th century, the ringing of birds appeared to study the bird population.

the ringing processBirds start catching a bird using various techniques from a vague net to capture young birds in the nest. The ring is attached to the bird and the marking on the circle is recorded along with information about the bird, such as the estimated age, measured weight and location where it was found. Then the bird is released; When observation of the ring is reported in the future, scientists can use information from observation to watch the bird.

6 In some regions, scientists in fact show birds to study their rings and others suggest rings of readable fields, so the data can be collected without disturbing the bird. Using bird ringtone, scientists can watch birds' populations and observe their lifestyle, hopefully they will learn more about them in the process.

The ringing of birds is not harmful to the bird. The rings are very light and can be compared with a set of keys in a person's pocket. When the ring is applied, the researcher is cautious to be very fine and monitor the bird for a few hours after the releaseto make sure he is healthy and undisturbed.

If you find a dead bird with a ring, you will find it to the agency on the ring; If you do not see the number you can report to this number, contact the local ward of wild animals about the best person or group you can talk to the bird ring. Never try to capture a bird that has been rings, but do not hesitate to look at the ring with a binoculars and call observations; Scientists are always happy from people in the field about the movement of their birds.

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