Waxbill, Violet-eared
Uraeginthus granatinus
Ringed: 10297 | Retrapped: 502 | Recovered: 13
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
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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
| 1240 | Ursula Bryson | 3297 |
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 935 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 506 |
| 193 | Prof H Bouwman | 477 |
| 740 | Miss ML Marais | 335 |
| 1476 | Mr Neil Thomson | 288 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 225 |
| 184 | Mr A Nel | 188 |
| 162 | Mr J Raijmakers | 164 |
| 176 | Mr SJ De Beer | 159 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 198 |
| 1240 | Ursula Bryson | 83 |
| 464 | Mr R Nuttall | 20 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 16 |
| 740 | Miss ML Marais | 15 |
| 1531 | G Middendorff | 14 |
| 1476 | Mr Neil Thomson | 12 |
| 0 | Member of the public | 10 |
| 140 | Mr JH Raijmakers | 10 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 9 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | AH37099 | 2025-11-14 | 2509S2811E |
| SAFRING | N43807 | 2025-10-30 | 2717S2217E |
| SAFRING | N43804 | 2025-10-30 | 2717S2217E |
| SAFRING | N43801 | 2025-10-29 | 2717S2227E |
| SAFRING | N33200 | 2025-10-29 | 2717S2227E |
| SAFRING | N33199 | 2025-10-29 | 2717S2227E |
| SAFRING | N33198 | 2025-10-29 | 2717S2227E |
| SAFRING | N33197 | 2025-10-29 | 2717S2227E |
| SAFRING | N33196 | 2025-10-29 | 2717S2227E |
| SAFRING | N33191 | 2025-10-29 | 2717S2227E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | N18272 | 2024-09-26 | 2026-03-17 | 2 | 1y 5m 27d |
| SAFRING | N34005 | 2026-02-06 | 2026-02-19 | 2 | 0y 0m 13d |
| SAFRING | N09562 | 2022-12-12 | 2026-02-06 | 2 | 3y 1m 12d |
| safring | N13254 | 2025-11-11 | 2026-01-19 | 2 | 0y 2m 9d |
| SAFRING | N33884 | 2025-10-28 | 2025-12-02 | 2 | 0y 1m 5d |
| SAFRING | A128216 | 2024-09-14 | 2025-09-13 | 2 | 0y 11m 4d |
| SAFRING | AS61140 | 2025-02-03 | 2025-06-04 | 2 | 0y 4m 1d |
| SAFRING | L90593 | 2024-09-26 | 2025-03-22 | 2 | 0y 5m 27d |
| SAFRING | N08340 | 2020-12-17 | 2025-03-03 | 2 | 4y 2m 7d |
| SAFRING | AS77462 | 2023-05-13 | 2025-01-05 | 2 | 1y 7m 3d |
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 | X81628 | 1993-08-19 | 2001-08-03 | 2 | 7y 11m 26d |
| SAFRING | X81628 | 1993-08-19 | 1999-08-26 | 2 | 6y 0m 8d |
| SAFRING | X81676 | 1994-02-23 | 1999-09-23 | 2 | 5y 7m 28d |
| SAFRING | X81676 | 1994-02-23 | 1999-08-26 | 2 | 5y 6m 0d |
| SAFRING | AM20069 | 2005-06-12 | 2010-05-22 | 2 | 4y 11m 5d |
| SAFRING | AR37231 | 2015-03-13 | 2019-09-01 | 2 | 4y 5m 13d |
| SAFRING | L31106 | 2012-11-19 | 2017-05-09 | 2 | 4y 5m 12d |
| SAFRING | AR37236 | 2015-03-14 | 2019-09-01 | 2 | 4y 5m 12d |
| SAFRING | AP25958 | 2014-10-04 | 2019-03-24 | 2 | 4y 5m 12d |
| SAFRING | AM44712 | 2005-12-04 | 2010-05-22 | 2 | 4y 5m 10d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | AM67697 | 2y 0m 15d | 556 |
| SAFRING | AR37231 | 4y 5m 13d | 74 |
| SAFRING | AE12773 | 2y 3m 16d | 50 |
| SAFRING | N02125 | 1y 1m 2d | 19 |
| SAFRING | 66227867 | 0y 2m 24d | 13 |
| SAFRING | A122433 | 2y 6m 9d | 11 |
| SAFRING | N15317 | 0y 8m 8d | 8 |
| SAFRING | GA36569 | 0y 7m 4d | 7 |
| SAFRING | AP24247 | 0y 0m 8d | 7 |
| SAFRING | AM41400 | 1y 9m 11d | 6 |