Sex Codes and How Sexed Codes
Sex Codes
| NUMERIC CODE |
ALPHA ABBREVIATION |
DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | U | Unknown |
| 4 | M | Male |
| 5 | F | Female |
| 6 | m | Male, sexed upon recapture |
| 7 | f | Female, sexed upon recapture |
How Sexed Codes
(Codes marked as "current" represent new codes in version 4 of Bandit. Until v.4 is released, continue to use "discontinued" codes)| CODE | DESCRIPTION | CODE STATUS | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| BO | Behavioral observation | current | Includes singing, incubation, mating/copulation, etc. |
| BP | Brood patch | current | Use only with females |
| CC | Combination of characteristics/measurements | current | Characteristics or measurements that, alone would not be usable. Describe in Remarks |
| CL | Cloaca | current | Waterfowl cloacal exam, male cloacal protuberance, distended cloaca of female shorebirds. |
| DN | DNA/chromosome analysis | current | |
| EG | Egg in oviduct | current | Sex F only |
| EY | Eye color | current | Iris color, also presence/absence of flecks in Black Oystercatcher eyes |
| FF | Flight feathers (remiges), condition or color | current | Wear, freshness or color of primaries, secondaries or tertials |
| FS | Feather Shape (Primaries or tail) | current | Useful with hummingbirds, woodcock, snipe |
| IC | Inconclusive, Conflicting | current | To be used with sex U only |
| LL | Laparotomy/laparoscopy | current | Requires specific authorization from BBL/BBO |
| MB | Mouth/bill | current | Refers to mouth/bill color, shape, or culmen length, depending on species |
| NA | Not attempted | current | To be used with sex U only |
| OT | Other | current | Explain how sexed in Remarks |
| PL | Body Plumage | current | Color of or patterns in body feathers, including head, breast, back, coverts. |
| RC | Sexed upon recapture | current | Used for birds that are banded at a time of year when they can't be reliably sexed, but are recaptured later when they can be. |
| TL | Tail length | current | Use with caution for sexing; HY birds average shorter than AHY. For some species length of certain individual tail feathers can indicate sex |
| WL | Wing length | current | Use with caution for sexing, HY birds average shorter than AHY |
| 0 | cloacal examination (waterfowl only) | discontinued | Included in code CL |
| 1 | adult plumage | discontinued | Included in code PL |
| 2 | juvenal plumage | discontinued | Included in code PL |
| 3 | eye color | discontinued | Replaced by code EY |
| B | brood patch | discontinued | Replaced by code BP |
| C | cloacal protuberance | discontinued | Included in code CL |
| D | DNA/chromosome analysis | discontinued | Replaced by code DN |
| E | egg in oviduct | discontinued | Replaced by code EG |
| L | laparotomy/laparoscopy | discontinued | Replaced by code LL |
| M | mating/copulation | discontinued | Included in code BO |
| O | behavioral observation not including copulation | discontinued | Included in code BO |
| T | tail length | discontinued | Included in code TL |
| W | wing chord | discontinued | Included in code WL |
| X | Not attempted | discontinued | Included in code NA |
| Y | culmen | discontinued | Included in code MB |
| Z | multiple measurements | discontinued | Included in code CC |