Swallow, Greater Striped

Cecropis cucullata

Ringed: 3712 | Retrapped: 129 | Recovered: 38

AFRING

Annual ringing activity

Biometrics

Distribution of ringing records

Ringing records Retraps and resightings Ring recovery records
  ABAP distribution 0% 100%

Top 10 ringers

5 J Mendelsohn 269
213 Mr RK Schmidt 100
8 RCS Robinson 95
1278 Ms K Dixon 91
740 Miss ML Marais 82
353 DR DN JOHNSON 82
269 MR G Scholtz 75
29 Mr W Neser 66
188 Mr M Raum 61
193 Prof H Bouwman 57

Top 10 retrappers

0 Member of the public 41
162 Mr J Raijmakers 17
1240 Ursula Bryson 9
1333 S Francis 7
1334 Mrs R Pretorius 6
740 Miss ML Marais 4
1060 Dr PB Taylor 3
1096 Mr M Wilson 3
269 MR G Scholtz 3
1233 F Du Plooy 2

10 Latest ringing records

safring FC08428 2025-11-05 2540S2812E
SAFRING FC70666 2025-09-18 3330S2141E
SAFRING AT04199 2025-04-08 2947S3025E
SAFRING AT03625 2025-03-30 2928S3015E
SAFRING AT04198 2025-03-22 2947S3025E
SAFRING AT04197 2025-03-22 2947S3025E
SAFRING AT04196 2025-03-22 2947S3025E
SAFRING AT00156 2025-03-16 3346S1946E
SAFRING AT00155 2025-03-16 3346S1946E
SAFRING N07728 2025-03-02 3356S1852E

10 Latest retraps/recoveries

SAFRING AS53825 2022-10-22 2023-12-11 2 1y 1m 25d
SAFRING AS20935 2020-11-15 2023-01-29 2 2y 2m 25d
SAFRING AR73685 2016-01-09 2021-12-31 2 5y 11m 23d
SAFRING AS19473 2019-12-23 2021-11-28 2 1y 11m 16d
SAFRING AF82243 2015-11-27 2021-11-22 2 5y 11m 27d
SAFRING FC09399 2019-12-21 2021-11-22 2 1y 11m 12d
SAFRING Y21716 2021-02-27 2021-02-28 2 0y 0m 1d
SAFRING E37416 2018-01-06 2019-12-18 2 1y 11m 21d
SAFRING AF78011 2017-03-16 2018-12-17 2 1y 9m 11d
SAFRING AP95819 2013-10-06 2018-10-30 2 5y 0m 20d

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 AD56401 1995-04-17 2002-10-29 2 7y 6m 22d
SAFRING AD56401 1995-04-17 2002-01-14 2 6y 8m 4d
SAFRING AD56252 1994-12-31 2001-03-04 2 6y 2m 5d
SAFRING 231554 1970-01-02 1976-01-02 2 6y 0m 1d
SAFRING AF82243 2015-11-27 2021-11-22 2 5y 11m 27d
SAFRING AR73685 2016-01-09 2021-12-31 2 5y 11m 23d
SAFRING AD56401 1995-04-17 2000-12-23 2 5y 8m 7d
SAFRING AE27211 2001-12-02 2007-02-07 2 5y 2m 3d
SAFRING AP95819 2013-10-06 2018-10-30 2 5y 0m 20d
SAFRING AR73685 2016-01-09 2021-01-31 2 5y 0m 19d

Long distance records

Scheme Ring # Duration Distance (Km)
SAFRING 54103452 3y 2m 10d 3156
SAFRING AR73685 5y 11m 23d 225
SAFRING 5014859 3y 0m 23d 63
SAFRING AA07411 6y 5m 6d 43
SAFRING 5022749 4y 6m 4d 33
SAFRING 5726389 1y 10m 21d 26
SAFRING 60172195 0y 9m 6d 25
SAFRING 60171106 0y 11m 26d 22
SAFRING 60172193 0y 9m 6d 22
SAFRING 60171101 0y 11m 26d 22