Quelea, Red-billed
Quelea quelea
Ringed: 160977 | Retrapped: 315 | Recovered: 550
SAFRING
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
| 701 | Mr S van der Merwe | 13553 |
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 8282 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 8270 |
| 740 | Miss ML Marais | 7152 |
| 184 | Mr A Nel | 6890 |
| 176 | Mr SJ De Beer | 4966 |
| 5 | J Mendelsohn | 4792 |
| 1240 | Ursula Bryson | 4515 |
| 278 | Prof P Hulley | 3171 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 2831 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 1476 | Mr Neil Thomson | 56 |
| 278 | Prof P Hulley | 55 |
| 296 | Prof A Craig | 31 |
| 0 | Member of the public | 28 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 16 |
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 16 |
| 1030 | Mr P Dearlove | 14 |
| 1240 | Ursula Bryson | 11 |
| 1301 | Mrs M Potgieter | 9 |
| 32 | Dr HD Oschadleus | 7 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | AS65256 | 2025-11-09 | 2853S2200E |
| SAFRING | AS65255 | 2025-11-09 | 2853S2200E |
| SAFRING | AS65254 | 2025-11-09 | 2853S2200E |
| SAFRING | AS65253 | 2025-11-09 | 2853S2200E |
| SAFRING | AS65252 | 2025-11-09 | 2853S2200E |
| SAFRING | AS65251 | 2025-11-08 | 2853S2200E |
| SAFRING | FC56694 | 2025-11-08 | 2542S2858E |
| SAFRING | FC56692 | 2025-11-08 | 2542S2858E |
| SAFRING | FC56690 | 2025-11-08 | 2542S2858E |
| SAFRING | AS37642 | 2025-11-08 | 2542S2858E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | AC01104 | 2022-03-18 | 2024-09-12 | 2 | 2y 5m 9d |
| SAFRING | FB08870 | 2021-11-23 | 2023-11-16 | 2 | 1y 11m 3d |
| SAFRING | AS60476 | 2022-12-11 | 2022-12-13 | 2 | 0y 0m 2d |
| SAFRING | AS60491 | 2022-12-12 | 2022-12-13 | 2 | 0y 0m 1d |
| SAFRING | AS60457 | 2022-12-08 | 2022-12-11 | 2 | 0y 0m 3d |
| SAFRING | AS24539 | 2022-01-22 | 2022-01-23 | 2 | 0y 0m 1d |
| SAFRING | AS22891 | 2022-01-14 | 2022-01-17 | 2 | 0y 0m 3d |
| SAFRING | AS24743 | 2021-11-28 | 2021-11-30 | 2 | 0y 0m 2d |
| SAFRING | AS35876 | 2021-06-17 | 2021-06-18 | 2 | 0y 0m 1d |
| SAFRING | AS08613 | 2019-11-13 | 2019-11-20 | 2 | 0y 0m 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 | AP99980 | 2012-01-05 | 2018-12-29 | 2 | 6y 11m 0d |
| SAFRING | AP46193 | 2009-06-25 | 2015-09-09 | 2 | 6y 2m 17d |
| SAFRING | AF24419 | 1998-07-29 | 2003-11-29 | 2 | 5y 4m 29d |
| SAFRING | AD96723 | 1995-08-08 | 2000-02-27 | 2 | 4y 6m 14d |
| SAFRING | AE74337 | 1997-12-01 | 2002-05-04 | 2 | 4y 5m 25d |
| SAFRING | AA72613 | 1978-08-10 | 1982-10-27 | 2 | 4y 2m 9d |
| SAFRING | AR25108 | 2012-09-19 | 2016-09-17 | 2 | 3y 11m 19d |
| SAFRING | AF24027 | 1998-02-26 | 2001-12-05 | 2 | 3y 9m 28d |
| SAFRING | AR78142 | 2015-12-28 | 2019-03-17 | 2 | 3y 2m 5d |
| SAFRING | AP90828 | 2011-09-14 | 2014-11-20 | 2 | 3y 2m 23d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | AE10821 | 2y 7m 14d | 2545 |
| SAFRING | AA26591 | 0y 10m 28d | 2017 |
| SAFRING | AM62067 | 2y 9m 16d | 1735 |
| SAFRING | AE51753 | 1y 2m 26d | 1701 |
| SAFRING | 5512461 | 1y 5m 1d | 1664 |
| SAFRING | 5512428 | 1y 5m 1d | 1664 |
| SAFRING | AD49898 | 2y 0m 8d | 1617 |
| SAFRING | AE96938 | 1y 1m 16d | 1476 |
| SAFRING | 5526780 | 0y 8m 28d | 1475 |
| SAFRING | AC00815 | 0y 6m 17d | 1455 |