| Abstract: | A technique for individual identification of Amazona was developed using plastic leg bands. Bands were made from 5- and 7-mm-wide strips of laminated PVC coiled 2.5 times with an inside diameter 4-5 mm gt the maximum diameter of the parrot‘s leg. Seventeen parrots were captured in Puerto Rico, marked with individual plastic leg bands, and observed for 204-658 d with only one lost or damaged plastic band. Plastic leg bands did not cause injury to or calluses on parrots‘ legs. The plastic material used for making leg bands was available in 18 colors in 1994, which would allow unique marking of 306 individuals using one plastic leg band on each leg. |
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| ProdID: | 5222664 |
| Citation Author: | Meyers, J.M. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation End Page: | 589 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Field Ornithology |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 8 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 582-589 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | A colored leg banding technique for Amazona parrots; 1995; Article; Journal; Journal of Field Ornithology; Meyers, J.M. |
| Citation Start Page: | 582 |
| Citation Volume: | 66 |
| Citation Year: | 1995 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | A colored leg banding technique for Amazona parrots; 1995; Article; Journal; Journal of Field Ornithology; Meyers, J.M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/JFO/v066n04/p0582-p0589.pdf |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:17 -0500 |
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