Vulture, Cape
Gyps coprotheres
Ringed: 8840 | Retrapped: 509 | Recovered: 704
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
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Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution Full protocol Reporting Rate | 0% | 100% | |||
| ABAP distribution records other | Adhoc protocol and pentads with less than 4 cards | ||||
Top 10 ringers
| 110 | Vulture News (exchange) | 2873 |
| 1394 | Ms K Wolter | 528 |
| 100 | WBC club | 449 |
| 14 | Mr MF Johannsmeier | 339 |
| 1011 | Mr BD Pretorius | 233 |
| 1009 | Mr K Shaw | 177 |
| 305 | Mr L Hurry | 169 |
| 806 | Dr AF Boshoff | 133 |
| 37 | Prof G Verdoorn | 101 |
| 106 | Mr C Hunter | 101 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 1394 | Ms K Wolter | 15139 |
| 1272 | ADU non ringer | 1235 |
| 0 | Member of the public | 314 |
| 12859 | Ms M Pfeiffer | 206 |
| 320 | Prof SE Piper | 32 |
| 572 | Mr M Boorman | 16 |
| 2207 | Mrs W Borello (Exchange) | 11 |
| 1105 | Mr JA Heymans (Joseph) | 7 |
| 1009 | Mr K Shaw | 7 |
| 1275 | Mrs M Diekmann | 5 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | G37837 | 2025-10-10 | 2841S2449E |
| SAFRING | RA00813 | 2025-10-03 | 2430S3054E |
| SAFRING | RA00802 | 2025-08-08 | 2411S3038E |
| SAFRING | RA00804 | 2025-08-07 | 2410S3038E |
| SAFRING | RA00803 | 2025-08-05 | 2411S3038E |
| SAFRING | RA00801 | 2025-08-05 | 2411S3038E |
| SAFRING | MM00999 | 2025-07-20 | 2817S3157E |
| SAFRING | G36562 | 2025-06-26 | 2416S3045E |
| SAFRING | G36564 | 2025-06-26 | 2416S3045E |
| SAFRING | RA00098 | 2025-06-25 | 2416S3045E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | RA00813 | 2025-10-03 | 2025-10-06 | 2 | 0y 0m 3d |
| SAFRING | G23910 | 2004-01-16 | 2025-01-07 | 2 | 20y 11m 12d |
| SAFRING | G20146 | 2004-10-09 | 2023-10-26 | 4 | 19y 0m 26d |
| SAFRING | RA00154 | 2022-08-27 | 2023-09-22 | 4 | 1y 0m 1d |
| SAFRING | RA00077 | 2021-02-24 | 2023-06-06 | 2 | 2y 3m 22d |
| SAFRING | G34819 | 2019-01-21 | 2022-08-24 | 4 | 3y 7m 21d |
| SAFRING | G35477 | 2019-01-29 | 2022-05-28 | 4 | 3y 3m 15d |
| SAFRING | G34201 | 2016-12-07 | 2022-02-10 | 2 | 5y 2m 1d |
| SAFRING | G27529 | 2016-01-10 | 2021-11-18 | 2 | 5y 10m 9d |
| SAFRING | G36027 | 2021-01-13 | 2021-08-16 | 4 | 0y 7m 5d |
10 Greatest longevity retraps
Note: recovery (X) records are not included in this list as we are not always sure of the actual date of death.
| SAFRING | G13690 | 1981-09-20 | 2012-12-04 | 2 | 31y 2m 28d |
| SAFRING | G15911 | 1982-09-26 | 2013-07-22 | 4 | 30y 9m 7d |
| SAFRING | G15911 | 1982-09-26 | 2009-08-03 | 4 | 26y 10m 28d |
| SAFRING | G15911 | 1982-09-26 | 2009-02-12 | 2 | 26y 4m 6d |
| SAFRING | G23910 | 2004-01-16 | 2025-01-07 | 4 | 20y 11m 12d |
| SAFRING | 50902478 | 1963-09-01 | 1984-04-01 | 3 | 20y 7m 18d |
| SAFRING | G13846 | 1983-10-06 | 2003-11-26 | 2 | 20y 1m 6d |
| SAFRING | G13846 | 1983-10-06 | 2003-10-31 | 2 | 20y 0m 10d |
| SAFRING | G20146 | 2004-10-09 | 2023-10-26 | 4 | 19y 0m 26d |
| SAFRING | 50901147 | 1963-09-08 | 1982-09-01 | 3 | 18y 11m 3d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | G30644 | 3y 5m 19d | 1429 |
| SAFRING | G30838 | 1y 8m 11d | 1409 |
| SAFRING | G30807 | 1y 4m 18d | 1383 |
| SAFRING | G35477 | 3y 3m 15d | 1360 |
| SAFRING | G24297 | 2y 8m 27d | 1345 |
| SAFRING | G31949 | 2y 3m 27d | 1281 |
| SAFRING | G25058 | 9y 10m 22d | 1269 |
| SAFRING | G05511 | 17y 3m 9d | 1248 |
| SAFRING | G30809 | 0y 6m 9d | 1244 |
| SAFRING | 50900041 | 1y 2m 2d | 1227 |