Sunbird, Greater Double-collared

Cinnyris afer

Ringed: 3902 | Retrapped: 532 | Recovered: 20

AFRING

Annual ringing activity

Biometrics

Distribution of ringing records

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

280 Mr A Tree 443
465 Mr R Teifel 344
296 Prof A Craig 283
1627 Mr T Witteveen 195
462 Mr DH de Swardt 193
1540 Mrs K Nelson 166
1089 Dr M Brown 160
1301 Mrs M Potgieter 145
1371 Mr A MARSHALL 134
180 Mr H Bantjes 127

Top 10 retrappers

465 Mr R Teifel 114
280 Mr A Tree 66
1371 Mr A MARSHALL 51
1540 Mrs K Nelson 33
1089 Dr M Brown 30
1627 Mr T Witteveen 28
296 Prof A Craig 18
0 Member of the public 18
157 Mrs M Douwes 17
1571 L Heyns 12

10 Latest ringing records

SAFRING L62037 2025-11-10 3401S2249E
SAFRING L62039 2025-11-10 3401S2249E
safring AS84844 2025-11-08 3356S2227E
safring AS84817 2025-11-08 3356S2227E
safring AS84824 2025-11-08 3356S2227E
Safring AT08283 2025-09-22 2348S2957E
SAFRING AT11759 2025-09-18 3330S2141E
SAFRING AT11764 2025-09-18 3330S2141E
SAFRING AA77315 2025-09-06 2804S3007E
SAFRING X45759 2025-07-13 3357S2226E

10 Latest retraps/recoveries

SAFRING AS14243 2023-10-30 2026-04-04 2 2y 5m 17d
SAFRING AR92890 2025-02-17 2026-03-04 2 1y 0m 20d
SAFRING AT00047 2023-12-27 2026-01-04 2 2y 0m 19d
SAFRING AS14256 2023-11-04 2025-12-18 2 2y 1m 25d
SAFRING AS10722 2021-01-07 2025-12-06 2 4y 10m 24d
SAFRING AS14212 2023-10-08 2025-11-25 2 2y 1m 29d
SAFRING AS84530 2025-04-21 2025-11-23 2 0y 7m 6d
SAFRING AD32871 2025-10-23 2025-11-21 2 0y 0m 29d
SAFRING N28548 2023-10-06 2025-11-17 2 2y 1m 23d
SAFRING AS55534 2022-06-01 2025-11-17 2 3y 5m 5d

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 AD51111 1996-05-29 2007-07-20 2 11y 1m 19d
SAFRING AD51111 1996-05-29 2006-11-06 2 10y 5m 3d
SAFRING AP23451 2010-07-25 2020-10-15 2 10y 2m 15d
SAFRING AP23451 2010-07-25 2020-04-25 2 9y 9m 22d
SAFRING AP23451 2010-07-25 2018-09-23 2 8y 1m 12d
SAFRING AD39431 2012-12-27 2021-01-07 2 8y 0m 23d
SAFRING AR39654 2014-12-21 2022-11-20 2 7y 10m 11d
SAFRING AB99496 1992-06-08 1999-10-28 2 7y 4m 28d
SAFRING AP99285 2015-11-06 2023-02-23 2 7y 3m 26d
SAFRING E55662 2018-02-25 2025-02-09 2 6y 11m 21d

Long distance records

Scheme Ring # Duration Distance (Km)
SAFRING AS30062 0y 2m 8d 385
SAFRING AS12754 3y 11m 7d 383
SAFRING AS15198 2y 0m 29d 383
SAFRING AS15179 2y 0m 29d 383
SAFRING AS12703 1y 10m 8d 383
SAFRING AS15040 1y 1m 9d 383
SAFRING AS15188 2y 0m 29d 383
SAFRING AS15147 2y 0m 29d 383
SAFRING AS15052 1y 1m 9d 383
SAFRING AS15037 1y 1m 9d 383