Details of colour-banded Black-faced Spoonbills

 

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The details of all banded Black-faced Spoonbills to date are posted below. If any observers should see any of the birds listed, please report the sightings to us, or to the Wild Bird Society of Japan.

Tok-do Island, Korea (banded on 14 July 1995)
1. Left leg: Yellow
Right leg: Red - Green (Red above, green below)
No number on bands
(This bird was seen at Izumi, Japan on 5 November 1995, Vietnam December 1999 and Mai Po, Hong Kong 6 November 2002)

2. Left leg: Yellow
Right leg: Red - blue
No number on bands
(This bird was seen at the Red River Delta, Vietnam on 2 December 1995)
(Information from Prof. Chong Jong-ryol of Korea Univeristy)

 

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Sok-do, Korea (banded on 4 June 2002)
All birds were banded with a big numbered red band on the right tibia and a combination of 3 smaller color bands on the left. Metal bands were also put on left tarsus.

1. Right tibia (’leg’): K31.
Left tibia (’leg’): Red-Green-Blue

2. Right K32
Left Red-Green-White

3. Right K33
Left Red-White-Red

4. Right K34
Left Red-White-Yellow

Bi-do, South Korea (also banded on 4 June 2002)
5. Right K35
Left Red-White-Blue

6. Right K36 marked
Left Red-White-Green

7. Right K37
Left Yellow-Red-Yellow

8. Right K38
Left Yellow-Red-Blue

(Information from Dr. Kim Sooil)

 

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Mai Po, Hong Kong : all birds banded with a big numbered green color band on the right and two smaller color bands on the left.
Banded in February 1998
1. Right (big green band) A01
Left: Green - Red

2. Right A02
Left Green-Yellow

3.Right A03
Left Green- Blue

4. Right A04
Left Green - White

5. Right A05
Left White - Red

6. Right A06
Left White - Yellow

7. Right A07
Left White - Blue

8. Right A08
Left White - Green

9. Right A09
Left Red - Yellow

10. Right A10
Left Red - Blue

11. Right A11
Left Red - Green

12. Right A12
Left Red - White

13. Right A13
Left Yellow - Red

Banded in January 1999
14. Right A14
Left Yellow - Blue

15. Right A15
Left Yellow - Green

16. Right A16
Left Yellow - White

17. Right A17
Left Blue - Red

18. Right A18
Left Blue - Yellow

19. Right A19
Left Blue - Green

20. Right A20
Left Blue - White

21. Right A21
Left Green - Red - Yellow (note that three bands were put on)

22. Right A22
Left Green - Red - Blue

23. Right A23
Left Green - Red - Green

 

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Tainan, Taiwan: all birds banded with a big numbered blue color band on the right and two smaller color bands on the left.
Banded in February 1998

1. Right T01
Left Blue - Red

2. Right T05
Left Green - Red

Banded in March 1998
3. Right T06
Left Green - Yellow

4. Right T07
Left Green - Blue

Banded in December 1998
5. Right T08
Left Green - White

6. Right T09
Left White - Red

7. Right T10
Left White - Yellow

8. Right T11
Left White - Blue

Banded in January 1999
9. Right T12
Left Red - Yellow

10. Right T14
Left Red - Blue

11. Right T15
Left Red - Green

12. Right T16
Left Red - White

 

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(With thanks to Simba Chan Wild Bird Society of Japan simba@wing-wbsj.or.jp)