The bats are here!

Courtesy Gloriana Chaverri

After the introduction of the Orthoptera, XC is now ready to expand to other groups. First up are the 1500 species of bats of the world! This new extensions was done with help from Gloriana Chaverri, bat expert from Costa Rica, and Marcelo Araya Salas, an ecologist and bioacoustics expert we all know well from developing WarbleR, and generous financial support from NLBIF.

XC focuses on sharing real-time recordings of bats, as explained in the FAQ. You can also learn there how to convert recordings from time-expanded to real-time.

What is xeno-canto?

xeno-canto is a website dedicated to sharing wildlife sounds from all over the world. Whether you are a research scientist, a birder, or simply curious about a sound that you heard out your kitchen window, we invite you to listen, download, and explore the wildlife sound recordings in the collection.

But xeno-canto is more than just a collection of recordings. It is also a collaborative project. We invite you to share your own recordings, help identify mystery recordings, or share your expertise in the forums. Welcome!

Latest News

May 30, 2024

We've changed a few things: there is a separate counter for background IDs now, and in the forum you can filter on the various species groups. Hope this turns out to be useful.

Awesome! Thanks very much as always!

Daniel Parker on May 30, 2024

I guess the separate counter for background ids does not hold for soundscape recordings?

Frank Holzapfel on May 30, 2024

.... I think all background ID's count Frank, including those on soundscapes. In any case they should :-)

Willem-Pier Vellinga on May 30, 2024

I have now checked my recordings – approximately 140 soundscapes versus 104 background species. Seems they do not count ..

Frank Holzapfel on May 30, 2024

Ah sorry, it's background IDs. Finally it hits home :))

Frank Holzapfel on May 30, 2024

hmm, well, you're really supposed to name 1 bacground species for each soundscape, so something does not add up :-) Do all your background species appear as links?

Willem-Pier Vellinga on May 30, 2024

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May 29, 2024

... and coming on-site now: a set of around 1000 Orthoptera recordings by Dragan Chobanov from the Balkans and Mediterranean. Quite a few species new for XC there. Great stuff!

So cool!

Cedric Mroczko on May 29, 2024

52 species new for XC there. Brilliant.

Willem-Pier Vellinga on May 30, 2024

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May 29, 2024

... just in: the 400th frog species! From the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, by Rodrigo dela Rosa. Very cool.

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May 22, 2024

Hello all, the site was unresponsive for a while there. Happened a number of times over the last few months. Sorry about that. After some detective work we (well, the IT people really) think we've eliminated a potential cause now. Let's see how we do.

... and another issue squashed. Maybe this one helps as well.

Willem-Pier Vellinga on May 22, 2024

... we think it has helped. Let's see what the next issue will be :-)

Willem-Pier Vellinga on May 30, 2024

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