Custom Plastic Bird Bands
Rotary-engraved plastic leg and collar bands for research, conservation and wildlife management.
Open Size Guide
Over four decades of expertise
Built for research-grade plastic bird identification.
Pro-Touch makes rotary-engraved plastic leg and collar bands for research, conservation, and wildlife management. The engraving cuts through the surface layer instead of sitting on top of it, which helps identification stay readable through outdoor use.
This page is meant to help with the decisions that come before the product page: size reference, material thickness, closure style, engraving direction, sequence layout, and special requirements such as tracker holes.
Ordering path
The decisions that shape a bird band order.
Start with the physical band requirements before choosing product-specific colours, codes, and quantities.
Size reference
Use inner diameter and width as a reference, not a final fit guarantee.
Material thickness
Choose 1/32", 1/16", or 1/8" plastic before comparing wrap and closure options.
Engraving layout
Confirm sequence, reading direction, font height, and whether codes repeat or change.
Study requirements
Special requirements need to be identified before production.
Tracker holes and custom shapes
Call out transmitters, geolocators, oval bands, or other special fabrication details.
Interactive size reference
Use the size guide to compare species references, metric sizes, and recorded USGS codes.
Order and shipping details
Include codes, quantities, deadlines, destination, and any research-authority requirements.
Thickness and closure
Pick the material family before choosing product-specific options
Thinnest bird bands for small birds (3-10mm leg diameter).
Bird Identification Bands - 1/32" (0.8mm)
- Spiral double wrap
- 1.5 wrap
- Single wrap with slight overlap
Standard bird bands for most birds (8-50mm leg diameter).
Bird Identification Bands - 1/16" (1.6mm)
- Standard wrap with slight overlap
- Butt-end closure
- Round or oval where required
Thickest bird bands for large birds (28mm+ leg diameter).
Bird Identification Bands - 1/8" (3.2mm)
- Standard wrap with slight overlap
- Butt-end closure
- Large-format ID applications
Research order checklist
Details worth confirming before bird band production.
Metal bands, flag bands, tracker holes and sizing.
No. Pro-Touch specializes in rotary-engraved plastic bird bands.
No. Current bird band production is for rolled, wrapped, oval, flat-under-size, and custom plastic identification bands, not flag bands.
Yes, drilled holes can be quoted for transmitters, geolocators, or specialty mounting requirements.
We can help interpret requirements, but final size selection is the customer's responsibility.