safring: south african bird ringing unit
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SAFRING: south african Bird ringing unit. H. Dieter Oschadleus SAFRING, Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. Pietermaritzburg 11 Feb 2012. SAFRING, ANIMAL DEMOGRAPHY UNIT. 1948. 1991. 2011/2. SAFRING 1948-. Cape Vulture. SAFRING, ANIMAL DEMOGRAPHY UNIT. 1948. 1991. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SAFRING:south african Bird ringing unit
H. Dieter OschadleusSAFRING, Animal Demography Unit,University of Cape Town
Pietermaritzburg11 Feb 2012
2011/219911948
SAFRING, ANIMAL DEMOGRAPHY UNIT
SAFRING 1948-
Cape Vulture
2011/2199119481909
SAFRING, ANIMAL DEMOGRAPHY UNIT
Bird ringing
Southern Red Bishop
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Black Sparrowhawk
Cape Teal
Crab Plover
Cattle EgretsSacred Ibises
Swift Terns
Cape Gannets
Species Ringed
Barn Swallow 168287
Red-billed Quelea 134577
Southern Masked Weaver 125246
Cape Gannet 106351
Southern Red Bishop 105393
TOP 5 RINGED SPECIES
TOP 5 SPECIES: 1. Barn Swallow
Speed of migration:12 April 19709 May 197027 days!367 km/d
TOP 5 SPECIES: 1. Barn Swallow
TOP 5 SPECIES: 2. Red-billed Quelea
TOP 5 SPECIES: 2. Red-billed Quelea
Ring recovery publications
Site fidelity:African Reed Warbler
AC08202 oldest 11y 9m 20d, Darvill
European Marsh Warbler
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Sociable WeaverArid regions
Southern MaskedWeaverMesic regions
What can you do?What you can do…
safring
What you can do…
What you can do…
• Watch for ringed birds• Come watch ringing /
become a ringer• Donate to SAFRING /
leave a legacy
Stephen Piper SAFRING Trust Fund
What you can do…
• Citizen scientists (ringers)• Sponsors: Namibian Ministry of Environment & Tourism South African National Biodiversity Institute
Acknowledgements