On reviewing the longevity records within the SAFRING database I noticed an interesting retrap of an Eastern Golden (Yellow) Weaver by Andrew Pickles. This individual was initially ringed in the Umzumbe River Floodplain, Kwa-Zulu Natal on 7 December 2002 and coincidentally retrapped exactly 12 years later on 7 December 2014. This is a new longevity record for this species and as this individual was initially ringed as an adult and only retrapped it will be over the calculated age of 12 years. The previous longevity record for this species was held by an individual from these same floodplains (click here for article) which lived over 9 years (ring number: BH19329).
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| Taxonomy | Maximum Longevity |
| Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae Genus: Ploceus |
8 years (Roberts 7) >12 years (SAFRING) |
| Species | Ring Number |
| Ploceus subaureus | BH12812 |
| Common name | Sample size |
| Eastern Golden Weaver | Ringed: 5069 Retrapped: 411 Recovered: 18 Total: 5498 |
