Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed
Tockus leucomelas
Ringed: 2371 | Retrapped: 331 | Recovered: 14
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
| 17176 | Prof M Stanback | 533 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 308 |
| 1245 | Prof D Engelbrecht | 150 |
| 1240 | Ursula Bryson | 135 |
| 1591 | Ms T van de Ven | 90 |
| 15 | Dr A Kemp | 72 |
| 1105 | Mr JA Heymans (Joseph) | 55 |
| 1514 | Mr Mike Finnie | 55 |
| 839 | Mr C Boix | 54 |
| 174 | Mr D Deetlefs | 53 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 92 |
| 17176 | Prof M Stanback | 91 |
| 1591 | Ms T van de Ven | 42 |
| 1240 | Ursula Bryson | 31 |
| 1105 | Mr JA Heymans (Joseph) | 22 |
| 1245 | Prof D Engelbrecht | 21 |
| 839 | Mr C Boix | 20 |
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 6 |
| 1515 | Mr D Pietersen | 5 |
| 162 | Mr J Raijmakers | 4 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | 6A08305 | 2025-09-24 | 2432S3120E |
| SAFRING | 6H10472 | 2025-06-29 | 2421S3057E |
| SAFRING | 6H13600 | 2025-04-12 | 2246S1709E |
| SAFRING | 6H13601 | 2025-04-12 | 2246S1709E |
| SAFRING | 6H13599 | 2025-04-12 | 2246S1709E |
| SAFRING | 6H13591 | 2025-04-12 | 2245S1709E |
| SAFRING | 6H13590 | 2025-04-12 | 2245S1709E |
| SAFRING | 6H13592 | 2025-04-12 | 2245S1709E |
| SAFRING | PM02850 | 2025-03-26 | 2048S1703E |
| SAFRING | PM02846 | 2025-03-26 | 2048S1703E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | 6H10459 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-06-29 | 2 | 0y 10m 3d |
| SAFRING | 6H10082 | 2019-12-17 | 2025-04-12 | 2 | 5y 3m 23d |
| SAFRING | 6H10366 | 2021-02-06 | 2025-03-09 | 2 | 4y 1m 22d |
| SAFRING | 6H11918 | 2022-11-25 | 2025-03-09 | 2 | 2y 3m 25d |
| SAFRING | 6H13549 | 2023-12-03 | 2025-03-09 | 2 | 1y 3m 12d |
| SAFRING | PM02583 | 2022-11-18 | 2025-02-02 | 2 | 2y 2m 27d |
| SAFRING | PM01926 | 2020-02-10 | 2025-01-30 | 2 | 4y 11m 16d |
| SAFRING | 6H13552 | 2023-12-03 | 2025-01-19 | 2 | 1y 1m 23d |
| SAFRING | PA15822 | 2024-01-14 | 2025-01-11 | 2 | 0y 11m 3d |
| SAFRING | PM02601 | 2022-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | 2 | 2y 0m 29d |
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 | 686583 | 2012-11-09 | 2021-12-11 | 2 | 9y 1m 19d |
| SAFRING | 686570 | 2011-12-12 | 2020-01-01 | 2 | 8y 0m 2d |
| SAFRING | PA18357 | 2016-11-24 | 2024-10-11 | 4 | 7y 10m 28d |
| SAFRING | 6H09739 | 2017-02-17 | 2024-12-03 | 2 | 7y 9m 26d |
| SAFRING | 6H09766 | 2017-04-27 | 2024-12-15 | 2 | 7y 7m 29d |
| SAFRING | 686583 | 2012-11-09 | 2020-01-01 | 2 | 7y 1m 29d |
| SAFRING | 6H08836 | 2016-11-13 | 2023-01-29 | 2 | 6y 2m 18d |
| SAFRING | PA02923 | 2002-06-02 | 2008-07-24 | 2 | 6y 1m 24d |
| SAFRING | 6H03095 | 2009-03-24 | 2015-05-11 | 2 | 6y 1m 19d |
| SAFRING | 6H08836 | 2016-11-13 | 2022-12-28 | 2 | 6y 1m 16d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | 6H03073 | 0y 1m 17d | 573 |
| SAFRING | PA15822 | 0y 11m 3d | 111 |
| SAFRING | 501663 | 0y 2m 3d | 69 |
| SAFRING | 6H13679 | 0y 8m 14d | 66 |
| SAFRING | PM02688 | 1y 10m 20d | 9 |
| SAFRING | PM02643 | 1y 11m 23d | 9 |
| SAFRING | PM02588 | 2y 0m 21d | 9 |
| SAFRING | PM02583 | 2y 2m 27d | 9 |
| SAFRING | PM02578 | 2y 1m 11d | 9 |
| SAFRING | PM02655 | 1y 11m 20d | 9 |