LOST PIGEON information

The International Federation would like to express sincere thanks to those who assist us in reuniting pigeons with their rightful owners. Before you contact our coordinator, all the information you need to find out where a lost pigeon is from is on our site. It is the same information that our coordinator will give you.

You are welcome and encouraged to review the IF Band Listings.  

We can only help with birds that have IF on their bands. 

We know of no one who will come to your house and trap the bird.

Understanding how to read a bird’s band will enable you to contact the correct racing club secretary, who will put you in contact with the owner of the lost bird that has found you.

Please look  over the information in the link below. It will help you keep your new found friend well until he/she is reunited with their owner. 

After twenty-four to forty-eight hours rest, with food and water, most homing pigeons are more than capable of finding their way home on their own. Simply release the bird in an area free of wires or other obstacles and it will usually head home immediately. 

NEVER try to attach a note to the owner by rubber banding it to he bird's leg. This merely cuts off the leg's blood circulation and often leads to gangrene and amputation of the limb. If you do want to attach a small note, tie it carefully to the middle two tail feathers. 

There are no access to any other band listings than the IF Band Listings on this website.  However, the link below will take you to a list of other national bird organizations that may be of help.

If you are out with your metal detector and find a band, you may be able to track where the band is from on this website too by looking through our band lists. You can also check with other national pigeon organizations if the band letters are not IF.