Wood-Dove, Emerald-spotted
Turtur chalcospilos
Ringed: 3326 | Retrapped: 157 | Recovered: 10
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
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 184 |
| 1540 | Mrs K Nelson | 151 |
| 724 | Dr H (& Z) Bernitz | 132 |
| 940 | Mrs D Hanmer | 131 |
| 1607 | J Rawdon | 113 |
| 1340 | C Williams | 71 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 70 |
| 1105 | Mr JA Heymans (Joseph) | 69 |
| 331 | Prof D Cyrus | 61 |
| 1096 | Mr M Wilson | 56 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 1540 | Mrs K Nelson | 21 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 14 |
| 0 | Member of the public | 11 |
| 14752 | Dr L Thompson | 8 |
| 1114 | C de Kock | 5 |
| 1121 | Mr JF du Plooy | 4 |
| 1011 | Mr BD Pretorius | 3 |
| 296 | Prof A Craig | 3 |
| 654 | Mrs D Hanmer | 3 |
| 1607 | J Rawdon | 3 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | 4C01011 | 2025-09-27 | 2432S3119E |
| SAFRING | 4C01008 | 2025-09-27 | 2432S3119E |
| SAFRING | 4C01010 | 2025-09-27 | 2432S3119E |
| SAFRING | 4C01009 | 2025-09-27 | 2432S3119E |
| SAFRING | 4C01007 | 2025-09-27 | 2432S3119E |
| SAFRING | 4C01005 | 2025-09-24 | 2432S3120E |
| safring | D68953 | 2025-09-21 | 2300S2853E |
| SAFRING | 4B09725 | 2025-09-21 | 2524S2920E |
| safring | D68951 | 2025-09-21 | 2300S2853E |
| SAFRING | 4B09727 | 2025-09-21 | 2524S2920E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | 4A34833 | 2024-08-02 | 2025-04-25 | 2 | 0y 8m 26d |
| SAFRING | 4A24808 | 2021-07-27 | 2025-04-07 | 2 | 3y 8m 0d |
| SAFRING | 4A34856 | 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-20 | 2 | 0y 0m 21d |
| SAFRING | 4A87397 | 2017-06-22 | 2024-08-20 | 2 | 7y 1m 6d |
| SAFRING | 4A34802 | 2024-01-10 | 2024-08-20 | 2 | 0y 7m 13d |
| SAFRING | 4B00035 | 2022-07-09 | 2024-08-09 | 2 | 2y 1m 12d |
| SAFRING | 4B05638 | 2022-08-24 | 2024-08-02 | 2 | 1y 11m 19d |
| SAFRING | 4B05639 | 2022-08-24 | 2024-08-02 | 2 | 1y 11m 19d |
| SAFRING | 4A24816 | 2021-08-17 | 2024-05-08 | 2 | 2y 8m 5d |
| SAFRING | 4B00115 | 2023-09-01 | 2024-02-09 | 2 | 0y 5m 11d |
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 | D23997 | 2002-01-22 | 2011-07-15 | 2 | 9y 5m 11d |
| SAFRING | 490400 | 2002-07-08 | 2011-07-16 | 2 | 9y 0m 25d |
| SAFRING | 4A25294 | 2003-07-10 | 2011-07-15 | 2 | 8y 0m 17d |
| SAFRING | 4A87397 | 2017-06-22 | 2024-08-20 | 2 | 7y 1m 6d |
| SAFRING | 4A37642 | 2006-11-11 | 2011-11-01 | 2 | 4y 11m 16d |
| SAFRING | 4A78336 | 2015-11-28 | 2020-07-04 | 2 | 4y 7m 0d |
| SAFRING | 4A78336 | 2015-11-28 | 2020-06-13 | 2 | 4y 6m 9d |
| SAFRING | 4A87397 | 2017-06-22 | 2022-01-04 | 2 | 4y 6m 7d |
| SAFRING | E22720 | 1996-05-18 | 2000-10-28 | 2 | 4y 5m 4d |
| SAFRING | 4A09589 | 2007-11-01 | 2012-02-12 | 2 | 4y 3m 4d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | 4A56308 | 1y 0m 22d | 87 |
| SAFRING | D33302 | 105y 1m 29d | 27 |
| SAFRING | 457677 | 0y 10m 12d | 23 |
| SAFRING | 4A00918 | 2y 11m 29d | 12 |
| SAFRING | 499296 | 6y 5m 19d | 12 |
| SAFRING | 4A13084 | 2y 3m 23d | 5 |
| SAFRING | D23997 | 9y 5m 11d | 4 |
| SAFRING | 416948 | 3y 2m 9d | 3 |
| SAFRING | 4A19631 | 0y 0m 1d | 2 |
| SAFRING | 4A31011 | 0y 1m 7d | 2 |