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</noinclude> <!-- 6. Describe the functions and purposes of bird banding, telling in particular how banding contributes to our knowledge about bird movements. --> '''Bird banding''' (also known as '''bird ringing''') is an aid to studying wild birds, by attaching a small individually numbered metal or plastic ring to their legs or wings, so that various aspects of the bird's life can be studied by the ability to re-find the same individual later. This can include migration, longevity, mortality, population studies, feeding behavior, and many other aspects.
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<!-- 6. Describe the functions and purposes of bird banding, telling in particular how banding contributes to our knowledge about bird movements. -->
'''Bird banding''' (also known as '''bird ringing''') is an aid to studying wild birds, by attaching a small individually numbered metal or plastic ring to their legs or wings, so that various aspects of the bird's life can be studied by the ability to re-find the same individual later. This can include migration, longevity, mortality, population studies, feeding behavior, and many other aspects. Bird banding (also known as bird ringing ) is an aid to studying wild birds, by attaching a small individually numbered metal or plastic ring to their legs or wings, so that various aspects of the bird's life can be studied by the ability to re-find the same individual later. This can include migration, longevity, mortality, population studies, feeding behavior, and many other aspects.