Wood Hoopoe, Green
Phoeniculus purpureus
Ringed: 1382 | Retrapped: 367 | Recovered: 8
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
| 281 | Prof MA Du Plessis | 338 |
| 1068 | Mr A Radford | 55 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 53 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 52 |
| 1278 | Ms K Dixon | 35 |
| 140 | Mr JH Raijmakers | 34 |
| 1096 | Mr M Wilson | 33 |
| 162 | Mr J Raijmakers | 28 |
| 2090 | MR A Klopper | 27 |
| 40 | Mrs M van Loggerenberg | 26 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 2090 | MR A Klopper | 248 |
| 281 | Prof MA Du Plessis | 205 |
| 162 | Mr J Raijmakers | 27 |
| 1068 | Mr A Radford | 24 |
| 364 | Prof C Symes | 7 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 7 |
| 14659 | Christo Siebert | 7 |
| 1121 | Mr JF du Plooy | 5 |
| 14997 | Mrs M Pienaar | 5 |
| 1540 | Mrs K Nelson | 5 |
10 Latest ringing records
| safring | 5A06673 | 2025-10-10 | 2548S2809E |
| SAFRING | 4C00932 | 2025-10-04 | 2546S2816E |
| SAFRING | D94738 | 2025-10-04 | 2546S2816E |
| Safring | D92984 | 2025-09-06 | 2553S2816E |
| Safring | 5A10910 | 2025-07-25 | 2343S2804E |
| SAFRING | D93938 | 2025-06-18 | 2559S2804E |
| SAFRING | D88561 | 2025-06-16 | 2951S3059E |
| SAFRING | 4B13716 | 2025-06-16 | 2951S3059E |
| SAFRING | DA02767 | 2025-05-18 | 2451S2803E |
| safring | DH24061 | 2025-05-17 | 2643S2750E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | 5A25949 | 2024-09-23 | 2025-12-25 | 2 | 1y 3m 8d |
| SAFRING | 5A25940 | 2023-11-30 | 2025-12-25 | 2 | 2y 0m 6d |
| SAFRING | 5A25941 | 2023-11-30 | 2025-12-25 | 2 | 2y 0m 6d |
| SAFRING | 5A25948 | 2024-09-23 | 2025-12-25 | 2 | 1y 3m 8d |
| SAFRING | 5A25944 | 2024-03-07 | 2025-12-22 | 4 | 1y 9m 25d |
| SAFRING | D64683 | 2024-03-07 | 2025-12-22 | 2 | 1y 9m 25d |
| SAFRING | 5A25933 | 2023-01-10 | 2025-12-22 | 2 | 2y 11m 27d |
| SAFRING | 5A25925 | 2022-03-12 | 2025-12-22 | 2 | 3y 9m 1d |
| SAFRING | 5A25931 | 2023-01-10 | 2025-12-22 | 2 | 2y 11m 27d |
| SAFRING | D11672 | 2025-12-07 | 2025-12-22 | 4 | 0y 0m 15d |
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 | 559593 | 1989-01-22 | 1999-12-30 | 2 | 10y 11m 4d |
| SAFRING | 559078 | 1986-09-16 | 1996-11-17 | 2 | 10y 2m 25d |
| SAFRING | 559038 | 1990-01-29 | 1999-05-09 | 2 | 9y 3m 27d |
| SAFRING | 559193 | 1992-04-27 | 2001-05-06 | 2 | 9y 0m 26d |
| SAFRING | 557644 | 1990-08-21 | 1999-05-18 | 2 | 8y 8m 12d |
| SAFRING | 559038 | 1990-01-29 | 1998-07-01 | 2 | 8y 5m 15d |
| SAFRING | 559114 | 1986-04-05 | 1994-05-19 | 2 | 8y 1m 26d |
| SAFRING | 559189 | 1992-04-24 | 2000-04-18 | 2 | 7y 11m 6d |
| SAFRING | 559193 | 1992-04-27 | 2000-03-10 | 2 | 7y 10m 24d |
| SAFRING | 557644 | 1990-08-21 | 1998-07-03 | 2 | 7y 10m 23d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | D55051 | 2y 9m 26d | 398 |
| SAFRING | 5H14036 | 1y 8m 1d | 19 |
| SAFRING | D32686 | 11y 5m 9d | 16 |
| SAFRING | 504153 | 0y 4m 12d | 12 |
| SAFRING | 5H17453 | 0y 6m 0d | 9 |
| SAFRING | 5A00215 | 0y 11m 8d | 8 |
| SAFRING | 5A00212 | 1y 11m 10d | 8 |
| SAFRING | 5A00219 | 1y 11m 0d | 8 |
| SAFRING | 5A00202 | 2y 0m 16d | 7 |
| SAFRING | 5A00168 | 2y 9m 3d | 7 |