Pygmy Kingfisher, African
Ispidina picta
Ringed: 2887 | Retrapped: 249 | Recovered: 13
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
| 940 | Mrs D Hanmer | 474 |
| 1096 | Mr M Wilson | 215 |
| 1540 | Mrs K Nelson | 200 |
| 1607 | J Rawdon | 146 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 80 |
| 941 | M & T Roberts | 73 |
| 942 | Rev S Lane | 68 |
| 140 | Mr JH Raijmakers | 53 |
| 1245 | Prof D Engelbrecht | 52 |
| 331 | Prof D Cyrus | 51 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 0 | Member of the public | 100 |
| 1540 | Mrs K Nelson | 91 |
| 1096 | Mr M Wilson | 14 |
| 1518 | Dr Y Barshep | 12 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 11 |
| 1607 | J Rawdon | 10 |
| 944 | Mr RD Medland | 10 |
| 11781 | Mr P Hamming | 7 |
| 1409 | Mr K Jolliffe | 7 |
| 929 | Mr CA Brewster | 5 |
10 Latest ringing records
| safring | Y15249 | 2025-10-11 | 2826S3216E |
| safring | Y15248 | 2025-10-11 | 2826S3216E |
| SAFRING | Y22226 | 2025-09-14 | 2931S3113E |
| SAFRING | Y22225 | 2025-08-31 | 2743S3225E |
| SAFRING | Y22222 | 2025-08-23 | 2751S3212E |
| SAFRING | E64821 | 2025-08-16 | 2857S3146E |
| SAFRING | Y22218 | 2025-07-27 | 2752S3215E |
| SAFRING | Y22219 | 2025-07-27 | 2752S3215E |
| SAFRING | E60288 | 2025-06-15 | 2933S3111E |
| SAFRING | Y27561 | 2025-05-31 | 3228S2839E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | Y27541 | 2024-11-07 | 2025-12-03 | 2 | 1y 0m 1d |
| SAFRING | Y23428 | 2020-10-19 | 2025-12-01 | 2 | 5y 1m 9d |
| SAFRING | Y27538 | 2024-11-02 | 2025-12-01 | 2 | 1y 0m 4d |
| SAFRING | Y27550 | 2024-12-03 | 2025-11-25 | 2 | 0y 11m 27d |
| SAFRING | Y14145 | 2025-06-25 | 2025-08-07 | 2 | 0y 1m 13d |
| SAFRING | Y14140 | 2024-12-18 | 2024-12-18 | 2 | 0y 0m 0d |
| SAFRING | Y27543 | 2024-11-10 | 2024-12-04 | 2 | 0y 0m 24d |
| SAFRING | Y27544 | 2024-11-10 | 2024-12-01 | 2 | 0y 0m 21d |
| SAFRING | Y27540 | 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-30 | 2 | 0y 0m 23d |
| SAFRING | Y13907 | 2023-11-17 | 2024-11-12 | 2 | 0y 11m 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 | Y18690 | 2018-12-20 | 2024-02-06 | 2 | 5y 1m 14d |
| SAFRING | Y23428 | 2020-10-19 | 2025-12-01 | 2 | 5y 1m 9d |
| SAFRING | Y18690 | 2018-12-20 | 2024-01-29 | 2 | 5y 1m 6d |
| SAFRING | Y18690 | 2018-12-20 | 2022-11-17 | 2 | 3y 10m 18d |
| SAFRING | Y00280 | 1984-05-23 | 1988-04-04 | 2 | 3y 10m 2d |
| SAFRING | Y14592 | 2017-02-25 | 2020-10-18 | 2 | 3y 7m 11d |
| SAFRING | Y01963 | 2005-11-16 | 2009-03-23 | 2 | 3y 4m 23d |
| SAFRING | Y00544 | 1985-01-10 | 1988-04-28 | 2 | 3y 3m 4d |
| SAFRING | Y18647 | 2016-11-08 | 2020-01-28 | 2 | 3y 2m 6d |
| SAFRING | Y00268 | 1984-02-29 | 1987-04-01 | 2 | 3y 1m 17d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | E06020 | 0y 10m 7d | 433 |
| SAFRING | E37957 | 1y 11m 23d | 152 |
| SAFRING | E04811 | 2y 9m 11d | 84 |
| SAFRING | E29404 | 0y 0m 0d | 30 |
| SAFRING | Y13485 | 1y 11m 8d | 8 |
| SAFRING | E02601 | 0y 1m 20d | 4 |
| SAFRING | Y13907 | 0y 11m 1d | 3 |
| SAFRING | Y15914 | 0y 0m 1d | 2 |
| SAFRING | Y03903 | 2y 1m 21d | 2 |
| SAFRING | Y18662 | 0y 0m 3d | 2 |