Widowbird, Red-collared

Euplectes ardens

Ringed: 7681 | Retrapped: 177 | Recovered: 18

AFRING

Annual ringing activity

Biometrics

Distribution of ringing records

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

Top 10 ringers

353 DR DN JOHNSON 537
617 Mrs C Manson 506
380 Dr M Lawes 408
140 Mr JH Raijmakers 353
162 Mr J Raijmakers 326
296 Prof A Craig 316
1540 Mrs K Nelson 247
1076 Mr H De Klerk 242
356 Mr M Bowker 190
1240 Ursula Bryson 173

Top 10 retrappers

162 Mr J Raijmakers 23
1076 Mr H De Klerk 20
140 Mr JH Raijmakers 14
39 Mr R Geyser 8
1540 Mrs K Nelson 8
353 DR DN JOHNSON 8
1230 Mr G Viljoen 7
1089 Dr M Brown 6
0 Member of the public 6
1063 Prof C Downs 5

10 Latest ringing records

SAFRING FC46861 2025-06-28 2247S3217E
SAFRING FC56621 2025-06-15 2556S2728E
SAFRING FA21817 2025-05-16 2933S3015E
SAFRING FA21815 2025-05-16 2933S3015E
SAFRING AS68080 2025-02-01 1227S3117E
SAFRING AS68079 2025-02-01 1227S3117E
SAFRING FC45289 2025-01-30 2936S3026E
SAFRING FC45288 2025-01-30 2936S3026E
SAFRING FC45286 2025-01-30 2936S3026E
SAFRING N33811 2025-01-28 1225S3115E

10 Latest retraps/recoveries

SAFRING AS55667 2023-03-10 2025-03-05 2 1y 11m 6d
SAFRING FA21853 2024-03-29 2024-04-19 2 0y 0m 21d
SAFRING FC35083 2023-06-29 2023-08-30 2 0y 2m 2d
SAFRING FA24831 2016-09-24 2023-06-29 2 6y 9m 9d
SAFRING FC20373 2019-10-26 2021-05-21 2 1y 6m 3d
SAFRING Y19919 2019-12-21 2020-08-08 2 0y 7m 21d
SAFRING FA22248 2017-10-29 2019-12-31 2 2y 2m 13d
SAFRING FB62088 2013-10-05 2019-10-26 2 6y 0m 22d
SAFRING FC00341 2017-11-09 2019-06-22 2 1y 7m 20d
SAFRING FB68078 2015-11-27 2019-06-16 2 3y 6m 7d

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 FA19487 2001-11-03 2010-10-02 2 8y 10m 15d
SAFRING F57601 1994-11-09 2003-10-04 3 8y 10m 11d
SAFRING AF22252 1998-09-05 2007-06-16 2 8y 9m 26d
SAFRING F57324 1994-11-01 2002-12-15 2 8y 1m 26d
SAFRING AM17624 2004-05-01 2012-01-07 2 7y 8m 17d
SAFRING AM59592 2006-08-09 2013-07-06 2 6y 10m 3d
SAFRING FA24831 2016-09-24 2023-06-29 2 6y 9m 9d
SAFRING GA10520 2001-06-23 2008-01-05 2 6y 6m 17d
SAFRING GA98537 2004-04-14 2010-08-07 2 6y 3m 26d
SAFRING AD17449 2001-03-01 2007-04-07 2 6y 1m 8d

Long distance records

Scheme Ring # Duration Distance (Km)
SAFRING BC33525 2y 0m 21d 140
SAFRING 60191328 3y 11m 20d 103
SAFRING FA77591 4y 1m 1d 60
SAFRING AF22252 8y 9m 26d 23
SAFRING FA19487 8y 10m 15d 18
SAFRING FB62062 0y 0m 1d 16
SAFRING FB62066 0y 0m 1d 16
SAFRING FB54946 0y 0m 0d 16
SAFRING FB62372 0y 0m 4d 16
SAFRING FB62064 0y 0m 1d 16
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