I Found A Pigeon
Thank you for caring enough about our
feathered friends to make the effort and take the time
to look for the lost racing pigeon's owner. Please take
a moment to read the information below and fill out the
form with the required information. We will contact the
owner and he/she will get back to you as soon as
possible.
What do I do?
What do the numbers and letters on the
band mean?
Here you can see the initials of the National
Organization, the year and the letters
indicating the club. |
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The colour of the band changes each year. A
fancier can tell the age of the bird by the
colour of the band. |
A racing pigeon's life band has letters
and numbers that help us identify who it belongs to. The
National Organizations that issue these bands register
the bands to the member that purchases these life bands.
All band will have the year they were issued printed on
them. For example 06 or 2006, 99 or 1999. They also will
have the initials of the National Organization that
issued the bands printed on them. In North America they
are as follows:
Racing Pigeon Associations
CU
Canadian Racing Pigeon Union Inc.
AU The American
Racing Pigeon Union
IF
International Federation-USA
Fancy and Show Pigeon Associations
CFPA
Canadian Pigeon Fanciers Association
NPA
National Pigeon Association
There may or may not be club letters on the band.
They would be there in addition to the National
Organization initials. All the foregoing information on
the band will be followed by a series of numbers.
All this information together forms a unique
identifier for each and every pigeon banded by members
of the above National Organizations. No two pigeons will
ever be banded with the exact same information on its
band.
Now that you understand what all those letters and
numbers mean and you have the complete information for
the pigeon you found please fill in the form below and
we will contact the owner who in turn will get in touch
with you.
If the Pigeon is a 2007
banded bird, the band list with the registered owner's
name and available contact information can be viewed
here.
CU
Band List Page
Important
We can only help you with CU
or CRPU banded pigeons.
For pigeons banded with life bands issued by any
other National Organization please contact them using
the links above.
If the pigeon does not
carry a life band on its leg we regret that we cannot
help trace the owner. If you are concerned about the
pigeons well being we suggest that you contact your
local humane society.
Report the lost pigeon below:
Email address
Message and Pigeons Band Number.
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