Nowadays, bird banding, called ringing in Europe, is practiced internationally and provides valuable data on the dispersal of birds and on their migration habits, behavior, social structure, population sizes, and survival and productivity rates.
Dewasa ini, cincin kaki digunakan secara internasional dan menghasilkan data yang berharga mengenai penyebaran burung berikut pola migrasi, perilaku, struktur sosial, ukuran populasi, dan tingkat kelangsungan hidup serta tingkat kesuburan mereka.