Rails and Coots

species:

Common Moorhen

scientific name:

Gallinula chloropus

notes:

Orange ring with a black two alpha code (on right leg) and metal ring (on left leg).

note 1 : code has to be read from top to bottom, code are AA till ZZ; to this time were used codes with first letter A,B,C,D,E,H,J,K,L,N,P,R,S,T,V. All possible codes are using with exception such ones with letter “I” and several others (VV, VW). Metal ring is regularly on left leg above tarsus or infrequently on left tarsus and quite exceptionally on right leg above tarsus.

note 2 : project was starting in December 2010 and to this time 284 birds were colour ringed; project will continue at least for 5 (-10) years.

note 3 : birds are ringed only on the area of Prague City; cca 90% of the population is sedentary, 10 % probably migrating (factual record is missing to date).

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colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):

Orange [O]

colour-ring code (of the c-ring):

Two alpha code (2 letters).

colour-ring position (of the c-ring):

Tarsus right.

countries where ringed:

Czech Republic.