Ring Specifications & Colours
All official Budgerigar Society rings are laser cut.
In 2009 the Budgerigar Society adopted the World Budgerigar Organisation Ring Specification and Colour Sequence, as detailed below.
Standard Rings
| Minimum internal diameter | 4.30mm |
| Maximum internal diameter | 4.50mm |
| Wall thickness | 0.60 – 0.90 mm |
| Ring height | 3.85 – 4.00 mm |
Colour Budgerigar Rings
| Minimum internal diameter | 3.90mm |
| Maximum internal diameter | 4.00mm |
| Wall thickness | 0.60 – 0.90 mm |
| Ring height | 3.85 – 4.00 mm |
Ring Colour (Subject To Change) By Year
| Colour | Pantone Code | RAL Code | Year | Year | Year | Year |
| Dark Green | 3292U | 6026 | 2020 | 2026 | ||
| Violet | 249 U | 4008 | 2009 | 2015 | 2021 | 2027 |
| Orange | 1505 U | 2003 | 2010 | 2016 | ||
| Dark Brown | 1535U | 8003 | 2028 | |||
| Pink | 2022 | |||||
| Dark Blue | 301 U | 5019 | 2011 | 2017 | 2023 | 2029 |
| Red | 1797 U | 3002 | 2012 | 2018 | 2024 | 2030 |
| Black | 2U2X | 8005 | 2013 | 2019 | 2025 | 2031 |
| Pastel Green | 344 U (closest) | 6019 | 2014 |