I have three images labelled as Lemonpeel Angelfish in the Christmas Island Wildlife folder. They were recently re-classified as the Cocopeel Angelfish.
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Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen
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I have three images labelled as Lemonpeel Angelfish in the Christmas Island Wildlife folder. They were recently re-classified as the Cocopeel Angelfish.
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Sicarius
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I'm glad to see some of you saw a couple species from the list! They were chosen randomly, I should have focussed some more on species that don't live in areas with possible Zoochatters. Well, even for the Australian species it's not always as easy as there are different subspecies of echidnas, the one mentioned is the last remaining nominate short-beaked echidna in Planckendael, Belgium.
Yes these are bred in private hands, where I also saw Naultinus grayii, Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus and other endemics of the islands along New Zealand.
As @vogelcommando explained, they are kept in private hands as well where breeders do a great effort to build a strong population as one cat can wipe out the wild population on Union Island. Tho he was very lucky to see it in a shop as they are almost only exchanged between professional breeders. The blind skink I saw behind the scenes in Plzen zoo two years ago, it took a great effort catching one in their sandy enclosure so I assume not too many people had seen this one.
I can unfortunately not say where I saw both these species, but I have pictures for sure. The one from my profile picture is the debelius actually@Jo Kuyken : where did you see this species and did you make any photos of it because in "my" thread Butterflyfishes of the genus Chaetodon this species is still missing
PS : same question for the Cocopeel angelfish (Centropyge cocosensis).
I can unfortunately not say where I saw both these species, but I have pictures for sure. The one from my profile picture is the debelius actually
Are you allowed to upload the photo's in the Gallery ( didn't recognized the debelius on you profile picture but if you can this also in the Gallery, that would be great !
From the mammals, birds and reptiles at least 15 of them seen also - and for a number of these species I've even taken care
. For the amphibians, fishes and invertebrates : I didn't check these because for a good number of species I'm not completly sure.
Kakapo
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I don't have many interesting rarely seen animals, and much less captive-wise as the facilities I visited are all well known amongst Zoochatters. But I just remembered that I organized a trip the last year to see my favourite insect in the world and I and another person (Josefina) are together the third persons to see it alive in the world. I'm talking about this critter, Lertha sofiae.
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Saw the San Macros Salamander and the Fountain Darter today the the Meadows Center in San Marcos, TX. Both species' are only seen there as far as I know, considering the species are native to the centers site and in the case of the salamander are only found in a single lake.
Kakapo
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It's endemic of a very narrrow area in the south of my country. For long time the only person that saw it alive was its discoverer Victor Monserrat, that is an excellent person and a good virtual friend of mine tough I never met him in person. Their type locality was destroyed by greenhouse expansion and the species given as extinct (not officially). The second person to see it was its rediscoverer, my very friend Faluke (in another place with similar habitat, still not engulfed by the endless greenhouses), and then I organized a trip hosted in the rediscoverer's house who did all things needed for seeing the species, to see it for photograph, knowing that it's still alive, and it was a great success. He, me and Josefina were here where the insect appeared. I also tried to invit the discoverer to the trip, but sadly he was unable to join.
Maybe the largest-most rarely seen animal I've seen is the Formosan serow (Capricornis swinhoei), as they're not found outside Taipei zoo and this is not a zoo so widely visited by Zoochatters. In the same zoo I saw Taiwan macaque, Macaca cyclopis that I think is in a similar situation. And not endemic but I think also very rarely seen the Asian black eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis). I also saw many small birds in Zwolse Vogelmarket that are very rare to entirely absent to most collections. For example Psarisomus dalhousiae, Sitta frontalis & azurea, and many others. Being Spanish, some endemic critters rarely seen or entirely absent out of rescue centers, private collections and such kind of things can also count from my side, such as Iberian newt Triturus boscai or Iberian blind worm Blanus cinereus. I also saw many rare herptiles and fishes in a specialized pet shop that have usually many rarities absent from zoos, it comes to my mind for example the gourami Ctenops nobilis or the gecko Ptyodactylus hasselquisti? but I talk only from memory and didn't investigated about the rarity of these.
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Congratulation with the Lertha sofiae ! Realy a remarkeble species ! From your other species I've seen the Taiwan macaque at Dierenpark Wassenaar ( now closed ) at the end of the 1970s, the Long-tailed broadbill numberous times at the birdtrade in the 1980s/ 1990s and took care for a number of them both at Walsrode and Pairi Daiza, the 2 Nuthatch-species also in the birdtrade in earlier days and took care for the Velvet-fronted nuthatch at Walsrode. The Iberian newt and the Iberian blind worm I've seen in a private collection in the Netherlands ( also already years ago ).
About the gourami I'm not sure if I've ever seen it but the gecko I've seen already a few times at more recent herp-fairs.
As of yesterday, I have now seen North Atlantic Right Whale, Eubalaena glacialis. I believe this makes me the second ever ZooChatter to see (and photograph) this critically endangered species!
North Atlantic Right Whale - ZooChat
North Atlantic Right Whale - ZooChat
North Atlantic Right Whale - ZooChat
Also seen yesterday were Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins, a Harbor Porpoise, a Sei Whale (all lifers), and roughly a dozen Humpback Whales (seen once before, though I've realized tonight I never uploaded photos from that experience to ZC so I must amend that soon)!
Two minke whales were also sighted but I missed them both. My girlfriend did see the second whale, however, and she will not let me forget it
~Thylo
North Atlantic Right Whale - ZooChat
North Atlantic Right Whale - ZooChat
North Atlantic Right Whale - ZooChat
Also seen yesterday were Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins, a Harbor Porpoise, a Sei Whale (all lifers), and roughly a dozen Humpback Whales (seen once before, though I've realized tonight I never uploaded photos from that experience to ZC so I must amend that soon)!
Two minke whales were also sighted but I missed them both. My girlfriend did see the second whale, however, and she will not let me forget it
~Thylo
A species from which I'm sure only few ZooChatters have seen it is the Whyte's barbet. In recent times only Berlin zoo had some ( obtained 0.0.3 animals in 1980 ) but this is not were I saw the species. A friend of my obtained a pair in the Netherlands and after he needed the aviary they were living in, he sold the pair to me. After the last one died 1990 I've never seen the species again. Would be intrested to know if any other ZooChatter has seen it.
With around 360 species the Hummingbirds are a real species-rich group but evenso I gues many species have only rarely ( or not at all ) been seen by ZooChatters.
Many North American ZooChatters have most prop. seen already some of the species native to North America but most of the species living southwards in Middle and South America are rarely seen by any ZooChatters with the exeption of a few more commonly-kept species like some Violetears and some Amazilia-species.
I myself has taken care for 17 different species ( see thread Hummingbirds in zoos ), has seen at least 4 diffent species in the wild ( Mexico ) and have seen about 15 more species at other zoos then Walsrode ( where I took care of most of the 17 species mentioned above ) and in the animal-trade ( 1970s - 1980s ) which makes about 30 species seen sofar.
From these I would say the following species have been seen by the smallest number of ZooChatters :
- Giant hummingbird
- Wire-crested thorntail
- Buff-bellied hummingbird
- Green-tailed trainbearer
- Sombre hummingbird
Curious to know which other "rare" species have been seen by other ZooChatters !
Many North American ZooChatters have most prop. seen already some of the species native to North America but most of the species living southwards in Middle and South America are rarely seen by any ZooChatters with the exeption of a few more commonly-kept species like some Violetears and some Amazilia-species.
I myself has taken care for 17 different species ( see thread Hummingbirds in zoos ), has seen at least 4 diffent species in the wild ( Mexico ) and have seen about 15 more species at other zoos then Walsrode ( where I took care of most of the 17 species mentioned above ) and in the animal-trade ( 1970s - 1980s ) which makes about 30 species seen sofar.
From these I would say the following species have been seen by the smallest number of ZooChatters :
- Giant hummingbird
- Wire-crested thorntail
- Buff-bellied hummingbird
- Sombre hummingbird
Marvellous Spatuletail, Giant Hummingbird, Sword-billed Hummingbird all in the wild; I’ll check out my list later.
My Hummingbird list , 128 species, all in the wild
White-necked Jacobin
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Black-throated Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
Porculla Hermit
Reddish Hermit
Planalto Hermit
Pale-bellied Hermit
White-bearded Hermit
White-whiskered Hermit
Green Hermit
Tawny-bellied Hermit
Koepcke’s Hermit
Long-billed Hermit
Ecuadorean Hermit
Green-fronted Lancebill
Blue-fronted Lancebill
Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird
Brown Violet-ear
Green Violet-ear
Sparkling Violet-ear
Purple-crowned Fairy
Black-throated Mango
Green-throated Carib
Purple-throated Carib
Gorgeted Sunangel
Tourmaline Sunangel
Purple-throated Sunangel
Royal Sunangel
Green Thorntail
Wire-crested Thorntail
Rufous-crested Coquette
Butterfly Coquette
Ecuadorean Piedtail
Speckled Hummingbird
Long-tailed Sylph
Violet-tailed Sylph
Red-tailed Comet
Ecuadorean Hillstar
Mountain Avocetbill
Black-tailed Trainbearer
Green-tailed Trainbearer
Purple-backed Thornbill
Rufous-capped Thornbill
Olivaceous Thornbill
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
Eastern Mountaineer
Tyrian Metaltail
Greenish Puffleg
Black-breasted Puffleg
Glowing Puffleg
Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Golden-breasted Puffleg
Emerald-bellied Puffleg
Marvellous Spatuletail
Shining Sunbeam
Bronzy Inca
Brown Inca
Collared Inca
Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Mountain Velvetbreast
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Great Sapphirewing
Buff-tailed Coronet
Chestnut-bellied Coronet
White-booted Racket-tail
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Gould’s Brilliant
Green-crowned Brilliant
Empress Brilliant
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Violet-fronted Brilliant
Giant Hummingbird
Garden Emerald
Western Emerald
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Blue-headed Hummingbird
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
Grey-breasted Sabrewing
Violet Sabrewing
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Black-bellied Hummingbird
White-vented Plumeleteer
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Crowned Woodnymph
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Many-spotted Hummingbird
White-throated Hummingbird
Tumbes Hummingbird
Spot-throated Hummingbird
White-bellied Hummingbird
Green-and-white Hummingbird
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia Hummingbird
Andean Emerald
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Spot-vented Emerald
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Pirre Hummingbird
Violet-capped Hummingbird
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
White-chinned Sapphire
Gilded Hummingbird
White-eared Hummingbird
Talamanca Hummingbird
Long-billed Starthroat
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Green-throated Mountain-gem
White-bellied Mountain-gem
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
White-throated Mountain-gem
Peruvian Sheartail
White-bellied Woodstar
Little Woodstar
Gorgeted Woodstar
Purple-throated Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird
Not too shabby a list!
White-necked Jacobin
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Black-throated Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
Porculla Hermit
Reddish Hermit
Planalto Hermit
Pale-bellied Hermit
White-bearded Hermit
White-whiskered Hermit
Green Hermit
Tawny-bellied Hermit
Koepcke’s Hermit
Long-billed Hermit
Ecuadorean Hermit
Green-fronted Lancebill
Blue-fronted Lancebill
Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird
Brown Violet-ear
Green Violet-ear
Sparkling Violet-ear
Purple-crowned Fairy
Black-throated Mango
Green-throated Carib
Purple-throated Carib
Gorgeted Sunangel
Tourmaline Sunangel
Purple-throated Sunangel
Royal Sunangel
Green Thorntail
Wire-crested Thorntail
Rufous-crested Coquette
Butterfly Coquette
Ecuadorean Piedtail
Speckled Hummingbird
Long-tailed Sylph
Violet-tailed Sylph
Red-tailed Comet
Ecuadorean Hillstar
Mountain Avocetbill
Black-tailed Trainbearer
Green-tailed Trainbearer
Purple-backed Thornbill
Rufous-capped Thornbill
Olivaceous Thornbill
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
Eastern Mountaineer
Tyrian Metaltail
Greenish Puffleg
Black-breasted Puffleg
Glowing Puffleg
Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Golden-breasted Puffleg
Emerald-bellied Puffleg
Marvellous Spatuletail
Shining Sunbeam
Bronzy Inca
Brown Inca
Collared Inca
Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Mountain Velvetbreast
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Great Sapphirewing
Buff-tailed Coronet
Chestnut-bellied Coronet
White-booted Racket-tail
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Gould’s Brilliant
Green-crowned Brilliant
Empress Brilliant
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Violet-fronted Brilliant
Giant Hummingbird
Garden Emerald
Western Emerald
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Blue-headed Hummingbird
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
Grey-breasted Sabrewing
Violet Sabrewing
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Black-bellied Hummingbird
White-vented Plumeleteer
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Crowned Woodnymph
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Many-spotted Hummingbird
White-throated Hummingbird
Tumbes Hummingbird
Spot-throated Hummingbird
White-bellied Hummingbird
Green-and-white Hummingbird
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia Hummingbird
Andean Emerald
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Spot-vented Emerald
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Pirre Hummingbird
Violet-capped Hummingbird
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
White-chinned Sapphire
Gilded Hummingbird
White-eared Hummingbird
Talamanca Hummingbird
Long-billed Starthroat
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Green-throated Mountain-gem
White-bellied Mountain-gem
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
White-throated Mountain-gem
Peruvian Sheartail
White-bellied Woodstar
Little Woodstar
Gorgeted Woodstar
Purple-throated Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird
Not too shabby a list!
And there I am with no hummingbirds...
Mind you, my wild Kiwi, Stitchbird, Kea, Kaka, Tuatara and Peripatus lists are equally bad! I plan to work on these in the next few years!
I was surprised to run through the list and find I've seen 4 species you haven't! Particularly since you've got a handful of the North American hummers. Roughly a third of the hummers is quite impressive though!
(The four are Black-chinned, Costa's, Allen's, and Calliope)
Relatable. But i see red whiskered bulbul every day so guess who's the real winner here huh, tetzoo quizzer?