Below is some information regarding the
banding codes of birds brought into the
country through quarantine stations. You
might want to contact the USDA (United
States Department of Agriculture) and see if
they can advise.
USDA- Owned and Operated quarantine stations
use bands with letters and three or four
numbers. The letters refer to the name of
the station.
Honolulu- HI- HH
Key West- FL- T
Miami-Fl-58A-58B-58C-58D-58E-58F or USDA-F
Newburgh-NY-NNY
The letters on the leg bands of
USDA-regulated pet bird quarantine stations
refer to location and are followed by three
or four numbers.
Brownsville TX- USDAB
Honolulu HI- USDAH
Los Angeles CA-USDAA
Miami FL-USDAM
Mission TX- USDAX
For Confiscated birds being put up for
auction
Newburgh NY-USDANNY
San Ysidro CA-USDAN
Privately owned commercial import stations
use bands with an alphanumeric code- Three
letters followed by three numbers. The first
signifies the state in which the station is
located.
California-C-O
Florida-F
Hawaii-H
Illinois-I
Louisiana-L
Michigan-M
New York-N
Texas-T
