Sugarbird, Cape
Promerops cafer
Ringed: 12432 | Retrapped: 1309 | Recovered: 48
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
 |
Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution | 0% | 100% | |||
Top 10 ringers
| 215 | Mr G Underhill | 2384 |
| 1577 | Dr A Lee | 1936 |
| 269 | MR G Scholtz | 1200 |
| 1222 | Mr M Ford | 1099 |
| 862 | Mr M & L Fraser | 917 |
| 813 | Mr A Martin | 779 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 595 |
| 1288 | M McFarlane | 338 |
| 814 | MR TJ BARRY | 285 |
| 1089 | Dr M Brown | 217 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 1577 | Dr A Lee | 327 |
| 269 | MR G Scholtz | 245 |
| 215 | Mr G Underhill | 222 |
| 1222 | Mr M Ford | 163 |
| 0 | Member of the public | 99 |
| 1288 | M McFarlane | 81 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 65 |
| 564 | Dr P Barnard | 40 |
| 1000 | Dr M Cherry | 35 |
| 1015 | MR RN ELLIS | 35 |
10 Latest ringing records
| safring | CV95662 | 2025-10-21 | 3424S1915E |
| safring | CV95661 | 2025-10-21 | 3424S1915E |
| safring | CV95660 | 2025-10-21 | 3424S1915E |
| safring | CV95659 | 2025-10-21 | 3424S1915E |
| safring | CV95658 | 2025-10-19 | 3424S1915E |
| safring | CV95657 | 2025-10-12 | 3424S1915E |
| safring | CV95656 | 2025-10-09 | 3424S1915E |
| SAFRING | CA48692 | 2025-09-30 | 3433S1903E |
| safring | CV95655 | 2025-09-27 | 3424S1915E |
| safring | CV95654 | 2025-09-27 | 3424S1915E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | CV95639 | 2024-12-27 | 2025-12-09 | 2 | 0y 11m 17d |
| SAFRING | CV95617 | 2024-11-12 | 2025-11-12 | 2 | 1y 0m 5d |
| SAFRING | CC21821 | 2024-10-11 | 2025-06-02 | 2 | 0y 7m 24d |
| SAFRING | CA28419 | 2015-01-08 | 2025-02-26 | 4 | 10y 1m 12d |
| SAFRING | CA56162 | 2024-07-30 | 2025-02-21 | 2 | 0y 6m 26d |
| SAFRING | BJ25026 | 2019-01-14 | 2025-01-18 | 2 | 6y 0m 6d |
| SAFRING | CA49710 | 2024-12-28 | 2024-12-29 | 2 | 0y 0m 1d |
| SAFRING | CV85363 | 2024-04-27 | 2024-12-28 | 2 | 0y 8m 5d |
| SAFRING | BD66923 | 2024-09-19 | 2024-11-11 | 2 | 0y 1m 23d |
| SAFRING | 4B16202 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-09-19 | 2 | 0y 2m 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 | 484931 | 1990-10-06 | 2005-05-20 | 2 | 14y 7m 0d |
| SAFRING | 484931 | 1990-10-06 | 2004-06-30 | 2 | 13y 8m 6d |
| SAFRING | 484931 | 1990-10-06 | 2003-05-02 | 2 | 12y 6m 1d |
| SAFRING | 454098 | 1987-03-28 | 1999-06-10 | 2 | 12y 2m 17d |
| SAFRING | CA28419 | 2015-01-08 | 2025-02-26 | 4 | 10y 1m 12d |
| SAFRING | CV72004 | 2014-07-19 | 2023-01-14 | 2 | 8y 5m 11d |
| SAFRING | CC71792 | 2006-01-27 | 2014-06-11 | 2 | 8y 4m 27d |
| SAFRING | BC94098 | 2010-12-28 | 2019-02-11 | 2 | 8y 1m 27d |
| SAFRING | BC94498 | 2014-12-16 | 2023-01-22 | 2 | 8y 1m 19d |
| SAFRING | CC03934 | 1991-11-02 | 1999-12-02 | 2 | 8y 1m 12d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | BJ25072 | 4y 9m 17d | 154 |
| SAFRING | 483238 | 0y 11m 9d | 65 |
| SAFRING | 484821 | 0y 1m 19d | 65 |
| SAFRING | 479251 | 0y 0m 1d | 65 |
| SAFRING | 468094 | 1y 0m 16d | 56 |
| SAFRING | 468093 | 0y 11m 19d | 56 |
| SAFRING | CC61575 | 0y 0m 21d | 54 |
| SAFRING | CC37749 | 0y 11m 17d | 54 |
| SAFRING | CC37702 | 1y 1m 16d | 54 |
| SAFRING | CC37651 | 0y 11m 6d | 52 |