Colour marking schemes outside Asia-Pacific

Colour-marking schemes and satellite tracking programmes
of waterbirds outside the Asia-Pacific region

Updated as at 22 June 2007

A large number of websites provide information on colour marking and satellite tracking programmes for waterbirds around the world. The links below are a few useful websites for waterbirds.

Banding and Flagging Schemes
Global		The Standing Committee on Bird Marking was established by the International Ornithological Congress . The Committee promotes co-operation and exchange of information between national bird ringing schemes and other bird-marking projects throughout the world. www.bird-marking.net
Africa		www.safring.net
EURING Schemes		www.euring.org/index.htm
European birds		www.cr-birding.be/
Europe and African shorebirds/ waders		Mark Collier, Wader Study Group Colour-marking Register
Americas (North and South America)
• All species		www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/aboutaux.htm www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/paspflag.htm
• Shorebirds/waders		Pan American Shorebird Banding Program Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor, Canadian Wildlife Service
Non-Euring Schemes		www.euring.org/national_schemes/non_euring_schemes.htm
Satellite tracking programmes
CIRAD (Africa-Eurasia)	wildbirds-ai.cirad.fr/nigeria-google-map.php
North America/USA	www.absc.usgs.gov/research/programs/birds.htm www.werc.usgs.gov/sattrack/index.htm

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