This dataset covers the soundscapes in the sound collection of Xeno-canto (XC). Soundscapes are recordings for which no primary/focal species has been defined, but any number of species as "background" species.

XC is an online database that provides access to sound recordings of wildlife from around the world. The recordings are shared by a growing community of thousands of recordists from around the world, amateurs and professionals alike. The aim of Xeno-canto is to eventually represent sounds of all animals, meaning of all taxa, to subspecies level, of their complete repertoire, with all of the geographic variability, at all stages of development.

The website of Xeno-canto (xeno-canto.org) was launched in 2005, and initially focussed on Neotropical birds. The scope of Xeno-canto is gradually widening and soundscapes have been collected from 2013 onwards. XC is run by the Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds in The Netherlands, with support from Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

Please note that the soundscape dataset shared on GBIF is a subset of the entire collection that is available on https://xeno-canto.org/explore?query=soundscape. Only the recordings by recordists who have given their permission to share recording metadata with GBIF are shared here.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/ff571aeb-46bf-45c4-ad2c-af4d68315765
Citation: Vellinga W (2024). Xeno-canto - Soundscapes from around the world. Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/9u3zaq accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-04-08.