George Moon
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7157-8729
There are many different methodologies worldwide for banding/ringing birds, and there are also many standards for recording this information. However these standards are often heavy handed and complex, and encompass more information than is necessary for the simple sharing of information about the bands currently on a bird.
Hence the New Zealand Bird Band Text Exchange Format ("Format") is a proposed format for being able to relay information about bird bands currently worn by a given bird.