Leg Bands
What Are They?
Leg bands or rings help keepers, breeders, and fanciers to identify a bird, its origin, and history. Quite a bit like the tags on a dog’s collar.
Bands are typically placed on the bird’s leg at around one week, but it depends on the species.
Closed rings are year dated, numbered, and have letter size, and AAC on them.
Coded rings are made with individual initials or aviary codes. These can be up to three or four in character length on the larger sizes, and two to three letters on the smaller sizes.
Band colours differ for each year.
COM Colours
2025 – Black
2024 – Red
2023 – Blue
2022 – Brown
2021 – Violet
2020 – Green
2019 – Black
2018 – Red
2017 – Silver
2016 – Blue
2015 – Red
2014 – Green
2013 – Purple
2012 – Orange
2011 – Silver
2010 – Blue
Band Types
Our rings come in a variety of materials and three main types.
Closed
We order our AACC Closed year as dated anodized aluminum rings in sizes A to Y. Aluminum ring sizes A to S are available in sets of ten.
Sizes T to Y are considered parrot sizes, and can be ordered individually in either aluminum or steel.
Closed rings are year dated, numbered, and have letter, size, and AAC on them. Bands are typically placed on the bird’s leg at around one week, but it depends on the species.
Split
Aluminum Split rings are numbered, aluminum color with black lettering only. and no choice of numbers. No tool required. One can order coded aluminum Split rings on the Closed ring page with your code and number on them.
Plastic Split rings in different colors are also available. Sizes range from XF to X3, and come plain or numbered in sets of ten.
Sizes 1FB and 2FB do not require a tool to apply.
An application tool is required for sizes from XF to X3, and is supplied at no charge when requested with your order.
Coded Bands
Coded rings are made with individual initials or aviary codes. These can be up to three or four in character length on the larger sizes, and two to three letters on the smaller sizes.
Keep in mind that these bands are customized specifically for the customer, and take a little longer to be received from our supplier- roughly eight weeks. Coded rings do not have letter size imprinted.
Registration of each code must be paid yearly ($5). All codes must be approved by the Ring Registrar, as the AACC carries over 400 codes and each one must be individual.
Parrot size coded bands are available in aluminum or steel, with a minimum order of five bands.