Band Size
Below are sizes of bands currently used in North American banding. Their approximate inside diameter and height is as follows:
| Band Size | Internal Diameter | Height of Band | Band Types | Available for order from BBL/BBO |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 1.27-1.52 mm | 1.6 mm | Butt-end; | Y | Hummingbird bands | Colibris seulement |
| 0A | 1.98 mm | 5.5 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 0 | 2.11 mm | 5.5 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 1C | 2.31 mm | 5.5 mm | Butt-end; | N | Discontinued in 1999. | Discontinué en 1999. |
| 1 | 2.39 mm | 5.5 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 1B | 2.77 mm | 5.5 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 1P | 2.84 mm | 5.5 mm | Butt-end; | Y | Snowy Plover ONLY; no other species to be banded with this size. | Pluvier à collier interrompu seulement; aucune autre espèce. |
| 1A | 3.18 mm | 5.5 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 1D | 3.50 mm | 5.0 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 2 | 3.96 mm | 6.7 mm | Butt-end; Lock-on; | Y | |
| 2A | 4.2 mm | 6.7 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 3 | 4.78 mm | 6.7 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 3B | 5.16 mm | 6.7 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 3A | 5.56 mm | 6.7 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 4 | 6.35 mm | Short - 7.0 mm; Regular - 9.5 mm; | Butt-end; Lock-on; | Y | Short available only as butt-end. | Courte disponible uniquement en type à joint abouté. |
| 4A | 7.14 mm | Short - 7.0 mm; Regular - 9.5 mm; | Butt-end; Lock-on; | Y | Short available only as butt-end. | Courte disponible uniquement en type à joint abouté. |
| 4V | Y | No federal band - coded color marker only | Pas de bague fédérale - marqueur de couleur codé seulement. | |||
| 5 | 7.95 mm | 9.5 mm | Butt-end; Lock-on; | Y | |
| 5A | 8.74 mm | 9.5 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 5R | Butt-end; | N | Special order bands at bander's expense. BBL assigns band numbers. | Commande spéciale de bagues aux frais du bagueur. BBL attribue les numéros de bague. | ||
| 5V | Y | No federal band - coded color marker only | Pas de bague fédérale - marqueur de couleur codé seulement. | |||
| 6 | 9.53 mm | 9.5 mm | Butt-end; Lock-on; | Y | |
| 6M | Butt-end; | N | Special order bands at bander's expense. BBL assigns band numbers. | Commande spéciale de bagues aux frais du bagueur. BBL attribue les numéros de bague. | ||
| 7A | 11.13 mm | Short - 9.5 mm; Regular - 14 mm; | Butt-end; Lock-on; Rivet; | Y | Short available only as butt-end. | Courte disponible uniquement en type à joint abouté. |
| 7 | 12.70 mm | 12.7 mm | Butt-end; | Y | |
| 7V | Y | No federal band. Band numbers used internaly by BBL for albatross project. | Pas de bague fédérale. Les numéros de bague sont utilisés par le BBL pour le projet albatros. | |||
| 7B | 13.49 mm | Short - 9.5 mm; Regular - 12.7 mm; | Butt-end; Lock-on; | Y | Short available only as butt-end. | Courte disponible uniquement en type à joint abouté. |
| 7D | 15.0 mm | 12.7 mm | Butt-end; Lock-on; | Y | |
| 8V | Y | No federal band - coded color marker only | Pas de bague fédérale - marqueur de couleur codé seulement. | |||
| 8 | 17.48 mm | 15.8 mm | Butt-end; Lock-on; Rivet; | Y | |
| 8A | 20.65 mm | 15.8 mm | Butt-end; Lock-on; Rivet; | Y | |
| 9 | 22.23 mm | 15.8 mm | Butt-end; Lock-on; Rivet; | Y | |
| 9A | 25.39 mm | 15.8 mm | Rivet; | Y | |
| 9C | 28.58 mm | 28.5 mm | Butt-end; Lock-on; Rivet; | Y | |
| 9V | Y | No federal band - coded color marker only | Pas de bague fédérale - marqueur de couleur codé seulement. | |||
| EX | Butt-end; | N | Expandable | Extensible | ||
| UK | Butt-end; | N | Unknown | Inconnu | ||
| N | N | No band (for unbanded banding mortality) | Sans bague (pour mortalité d'oiseau non-bagué) | |||
| V | N | No federal band (virtual aliase for foreign band) |