[donttakemycandy]

Hi guys. I recently got a male cockatiel and he has a blue open leg band that says A4881. I'm wondering where I can get information on that? All I know if that open bands mean they were caught in the wild ☹

 

[Cinnanymph]

Caught in the wild? As far as I know, Australia has a complete and total ban on catching indigenous wildlife and exporting it, it doesn't matter if it is common or rare? I'll double-check that one
(I've never had a banded birb and my latest birb who is banded is still with her breeder until she is ready to come home to me)

EDIT: One place states that Australia banned the export of wild cockatiels in 1894, I'm trying to navigate the Australian Government page on the issue. While cockatiels are Least Concern species, they are indigeonous Australian wildlife and Australia tends to have strict criteria on the capture and export of wildlife, even if it is a 'common' species

 

[donttakemycandy]

Caught in the wild? As far as I know, Australia has a complete and total ban on catching indigenous wildlife and exporting it, it doesn't matter if it is common or rare? I'll double-check that one
(I've never had a banded birb and my latest birb who is banded is still with her breeder until she is ready to come home to me)

EDIT: One place states that Australia banned the export of wild cockatiels in 1894, I'm trying to navigate the Australian Government page on the issue. While cockatiels are Least Concern species, they are indigeonous Australian wildlife and Australia tends to have strict criteria on the capture and export of wildlife, even if it is a 'common' species

So you think he came from Australia? And the caught from the wild thing is what I read in articles on banding information.

 

[Cinnanymph]

No; like I say, I don't believe Australia permits the export of wild-caught wildlife without strict permission. Open vs. closed bands are not really any different aside from some breeders preferring one over the other for various reasons, as far as I know it doesn't mark the bird as different in any way.

Where did you get the bird? Breeder? Pet shop? Shelter?

EDIT: You might have misinterpreted a source saying that Quarentine bands are often open-bands; sometimes adult birds are banded and need open bands as they are too big to have their feet placed through closed ones.

EDIT 2: Here's a source that explains differences in split and closed bands Parrot Rings - Types & Colours - The Parrot Society UK It highly depends on region and practise, but there is no universal rule that an open or split band is for wild-caught, especially since CITES-listed parrots should have papers, and the VAST majority of common parakeet species such as our beloved cockatiels should come from the domestic gene pool

EDIT 3: The legal status of wild-caught 'tiels is bothering me, so I have emailed the Australian Government for an official reply

 

[donttakemycandy]

No; like I say, I don't believe Australia permits the export of wild-caught wildlife without strict permission. Open vs. closed bands are not really any different aside from some breeders preferring one over the other for various reasons, as far as I know it doesn't mark the bird as different in any way.

Where did you get the bird? Breeder? Pet shop? Shelter?

EDIT: You might have misinterpreted a source saying that Quarentine bands are often open-bands; sometimes adult birds are banded and need open bands as they are too big to have their feet placed through closed ones.

I got him at a pet store. I was just wondering if anyone knew where he came from or where I can find this information?

 

[Cinnanymph]

Leg Band Registry Try this, or contact the Aviculture Society of America Avicultural Society of America There are a couple of major manufacturers of leg bands, so if those two don't pan out, try one of them

 

[MackemB]

Caught in the wild? As far as I know, Australia has a complete and total ban on catching indigenous wildlife and exporting it, it doesn't matter if it is common or rare? I'll double-check that one
(I've never had a banded birb and my latest birb who is banded is still with her breeder until she is ready to come home to me)

EDIT: One place states that Australia banned the export of wild cockatiels in 1894, I'm trying to navigate the Australian Government page on the issue. While cockatiels are Least Concern species, they are indigeonous Australian wildlife and Australia tends to have strict criteria on the capture and export of wildlife, even if it is a 'common' species

Whats a birb ?

 

[Cinnanymph]

Birb is simply an online, cute way of saying 'bird', and used as a catch-all for many bird species. Think of it like people using the word 'doggo' or 'pupper', it's a bit of cute internet slang

 

[Cinnanymph]

i trust you are an American who can hardly speak or write English yet due to your young age and ignorance

Excuse me? What does that have to do with the topic at hand? I'm neither American nor am I young, do explain why you think you can attack someone's ability to speak and write English, considering your own reply lacks capitalisation and grammar. The use of internet slang on an online space indicates nothing about the person's ability to read and write English.

Contribute something to the thread or get out.