Vulture, White-backed
Gyps africanus
Ringed: 8409 | Retrapped: 258 | Recovered: 141
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
 |
Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution | 0% | 100% | |||
Top 10 ringers
| 1033 | Ms R Visagie | 1074 |
| 1590 | A Anthony | 897 |
| 484 | Mr AJ Botha | 649 |
| 815 | Mr MD Anderson | 541 |
| 627 | Dr P Mundy | 530 |
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 395 |
| 1119 | Mr W Versfeld | 377 |
| 503 | Mr H Kolberg | 264 |
| 826 | Mr A Maritz | 237 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 218 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 1394 | Ms K Wolter | 776 |
| 1125 | L Komen | 332 |
| 0 | Member of the public | 287 |
| 572 | Mr M Boorman | 82 |
| 503 | Mr H Kolberg | 51 |
| 1275 | Mrs M Diekmann | 44 |
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 36 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 29 |
| 30001 | Mr U Hofmann | 28 |
| 1590 | A Anthony | 24 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | G37876 | 2025-10-18 | 2840S2449E |
| SAFRING | G37875 | 2025-10-18 | 2839S2423E |
| SAFRING | G37874 | 2025-10-18 | 2839S2422E |
| SAFRING | G37871 | 2025-10-14 | 2836S2421E |
| SAFRING | G37863 | 2025-10-14 | 2840S2424E |
| SAFRING | G37873 | 2025-10-14 | 2839S2422E |
| SAFRING | G37872 | 2025-10-14 | 2837S2420E |
| SAFRING | G37870 | 2025-10-14 | 2836S2422E |
| SAFRING | G37869 | 2025-10-14 | 2838S2423E |
| SAFRING | G37868 | 2025-10-14 | 2838S2423E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | G22820 | 2020-02-12 | 2025-11-30 | 2 | 5y 9m 18d |
| SAFRING | MM00184 | 2021-11-19 | 2025-11-14 | 2 | 3y 11m 16d |
| SAFRING | G20026 | 2022-10-16 | 2025-10-12 | 4 | 2y 11m 12d |
| SAFRING | RA00152 | 2021-08-27 | 2025-09-29 | 4 | 4y 1m 24d |
| SAFRING | MM01162 | 2023-10-08 | 2025-09-12 | 4 | 1y 11m 15d |
| SAFRING | G32646 | 2014-10-12 | 2025-08-15 | 2 | 10y 10m 0d |
| SAFRING | MM00757 | 2022-10-18 | 2025-08-14 | 2 | 2y 9m 11d |
| SAFRING | MM01103 | 2024-05-25 | 2025-07-21 | 2 | 1y 1m 2d |
| SAFRING | G36579 | 2025-07-02 | 2025-07-03 | 2 | 0y 0m 1d |
| SAFRING | G36580 | 2025-07-02 | 2025-07-03 | 2 | 0y 0m 1d |
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 | G17365 | 2001-09-13 | 2025-02-28 | 4 | 23y 5m 19d |
| SAFRING | G17365 | 2001-09-13 | 2024-02-29 | 4 | 22y 5m 14d |
| SAFRING | G17365 | 2001-09-13 | 2023-02-28 | 4 | 21y 5m 8d |
| SAFRING | G00368 | 2003-10-03 | 2025-02-28 | 4 | 21y 4m 19d |
| SAFRING | G17365 | 2001-09-13 | 2022-05-14 | 2 | 20y 8m 18d |
| SAFRING | G00368 | 2003-10-03 | 2024-02-29 | 4 | 20y 4m 14d |
| SAFRING | G23389 | 2003-10-11 | 2023-08-25 | 4 | 19y 10m 28d |
| SAFRING | G00368 | 2003-10-03 | 2023-05-31 | 2 | 19y 7m 10d |
| SAFRING | G21753 | 1999-10-09 | 2015-07-31 | 2 | 15y 9m 14d |
| SAFRING | G28257 | 2009-02-07 | 2023-10-22 | 4 | 14y 8m 0d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | G21385 | 1y 9m 27d | 2530 |
| SAFRING | G35947 | 3y 11m 8d | 1527 |
| SAFRING | G32879 | 0y 11m 11d | 1455 |
| SAFRING | G34303 | 2y 2m 16d | 1430 |
| SAFRING | G21892 | 0y 8m 12d | 1426 |
| SAFRING | MM00759 | 0y 9m 8d | 1390 |
| SAFRING | G31346 | 0y 6m 21d | 1382 |
| SAFRING | G20017 | 0y 11m 13d | 1380 |
| SAFRING | G32978 | 0y 5m 18d | 1356 |
| SAFRING | G33210 | 2y 5m 1d | 1316 |