Vulture, Lappet-faced
Torgos tracheliotos
Ringed: 2799 | Retrapped: 172 | Recovered: 142
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
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Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution | 0% | 100% | |||
Top 10 ringers
| 503 | Mr H Kolberg | 908 |
| 517 | Mr P Bridgeford | 718 |
| 1119 | Mr W Versfeld | 164 |
| 554 | Mr C Clinning | 155 |
| 627 | Dr P Mundy | 84 |
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 77 |
| 484 | Mr AJ Botha | 73 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 69 |
| 1285 | Mr M Durr | 66 |
| 558 | Dr C Brown | 57 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 572 | Mr M Boorman | 7460 |
| 503 | Mr H Kolberg | 3837 |
| 0 | Member of the public | 178 |
| 517 | Mr P Bridgeford | 159 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 121 |
| 1125 | L Komen | 32 |
| 1530 | Mr H Kolb | 7 |
| 1119 | Mr W Versfeld | 7 |
| 1272 | ADU non ringer | 6 |
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 5 |
10 Latest ringing records
| safring | RA00126 | 2025-10-11 | NULL |
| SAFRING | L916 black on yellow pata | 2024-12-31 | 2421S1557E |
| SAFRING | G36475 | 2024-12-31 | 2421S1557E |
| SAFRING | L978 black on yellow pata | 2024-12-10 | 2303S1533E |
| SAFRING | G37360 | 2024-12-10 | 2303S1533E |
| SAFRING | L977 black on yellow pata | 2024-12-09 | 2332S1522E |
| SAFRING | L976 black on yellow pata | 2024-12-09 | 2330S1524E |
| SAFRING | G37358 | 2024-12-09 | 2330S1524E |
| SAFRING | G37359 | 2024-12-09 | 2332S1522E |
| SAFRING | L975 black on yellow pata | 2024-11-21 | 2231S1517E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | G37343 | 2024-10-26 | 2025-09-30 | 4 | 0y 11m 9d |
| SAFRING | G36490 | 2024-10-21 | 2025-05-10 | 4 | 0y 6m 21d |
| SAFRING | G36489 | 2024-10-21 | 2025-05-08 | 4 | 0y 6m 19d |
| SAFRING | G34698 | 2018-12-03 | 2025-05-07 | 4 | 6y 5m 7d |
| SAFRING | G32380 | 2014-12-02 | 2025-05-07 | 4 | 10y 5m 29d |
| SAFRING | G34751 | 2019-10-06 | 2025-05-07 | 4 | 5y 7m 0d |
| SAFRING | G36337 | 2020-12-14 | 2025-05-07 | 4 | 4y 4m 15d |
| SAFRING | G36480 | 2024-10-19 | 2025-05-06 | 4 | 0y 6m 19d |
| SAFRING | G36352 | 2021-10-23 | 2025-05-06 | 4 | 3y 6m 1d |
| SAFRING | G36346 | 2021-10-22 | 2025-05-06 | 4 | 3y 6m 2d |
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 | G19378 | 1992-10-23 | 2016-09-01 | 2 | 23y 10m 14d |
| SAFRING | G17486 | 1991-10-18 | 2011-06-27 | 2 | 19y 8m 22d |
| SAFRING | G24459 | 2006-10-04 | 2023-07-11 | 4 | 16y 9m 4d |
| SAFRING | G28471 | 2009-10-02 | 2024-02-11 | 4 | 14y 4m 25d |
| SAFRING | G28471 | 2009-10-02 | 2023-11-13 | 4 | 14y 1m 25d |
| SAFRING | G28471 | 2009-10-02 | 2023-11-10 | 4 | 14y 1m 22d |
| SAFRING | G28357 | 2011-10-08 | 2023-12-01 | 4 | 12y 1m 27d |
| SAFRING | G28357 | 2011-10-08 | 2023-11-30 | 4 | 12y 1m 26d |
| SAFRING | G28357 | 2011-10-08 | 2023-11-29 | 4 | 12y 1m 25d |
| SAFRING | G28357 | 2011-10-08 | 2023-11-25 | 4 | 12y 1m 21d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | G33010 | 5y 2m 10d | 4232 |
| SAFRING | G34701 | 0y 8m 27d | 1307 |
| SAFRING | G34793 | 2y 1m 12d | 1294 |
| SAFRING | G19435 | 0y 11m 19d | 1107 |
| SAFRING | G32375 | 0y 7m 29d | 1041 |
| SAFRING | G33008 | 1y 10m 2d | 1032 |
| SAFRING | G28527 | 0y 11m 7d | 983 |
| SAFRING | G28248 | 3y 0m 2d | 974 |
| SAFRING | G28239 | 3y 4m 26d | 955 |
| SAFRING | G37343 | 0y 11m 9d | 877 |
