Occurrence dataset Registered June 17, 2023
Xeno-canto - Orthoptera sounds from around the world
Description
This dataset covers the sounds of the Orthoptera sound collection of Xeno-canto (XC).
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 (www.xeno-canto.org) was launched in 2005, and initially focussed on Neotropical birds. The scope of Xeno-canto has gradually widening and the Orthoptera sound collection was started in 2022. XC is run by the Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds in The Netherlands, with support from Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
Please note that the Chiroptera sound dataset shared on GBIF is a subset of the entire collection that is available on https://xeno-canto.org/?gid=3. Only the recordings by recordists who have given their permission to share recording metadata with GBIF are shared here.
Geographic scope
- Description
Global
- Bounding box
- Latitude
- From -90 to 90
- Longitude
- From -180 to 180
Temporal scope
- verbatim
- 1900-current
Taxonomic scope
- Description
Orthoptera (taxonomy based on Orthoptera Species File).
- Coverage
- OrthopteraGrasshoppers and Crickets
Methodology
- Quality control
Identifications of sounds on recordings are subject to continuous review by the Xeno-canto community. This means that current identifications can always later be challenged/questioned. The current identification status (either "not questioned", "questioned" or "questioned and resolved" is shown on xeno-canto.org). Currently questioned recordings are not shared with GBIF.
Metrics
Bibliography
- Google ScholarVellinga, W.P. & R. Planqué (2015). CLEF2015 Working Notes, CEUR Workshop proceedings Vol-1391.
- Google ScholarVellinga, W.P., B. Planqué, S. Pieterse & J. Jongsma (2017). www.xeno-canto.org: a decade on. Neotropical Birding 21: 40-47.
Contacts
- Organization
- Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds
- Position
- Chair
- Roles
- Originator
Metadata author
Administrative point of contact - User ID
- Organization
- NLBIF
- Position
- Data manager
- Address
- P.O. Box 9517
- Roles
- Programmer
- User ID
- Organization
- NLBIF
- Position
- Node manager
- Address
- P.O. Box 9517
- Roles
- Processor
GBIF registration
- Registration date
- June 17, 2023
- Metadata last modified
- June 28, 2025
- Publication date
- June 26, 2025
- Hosted by
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center
- Installation
- Naturalis2 HTTP installation
- Endpoints
- Darwin Core Archive
- Preferred identifier
- 10.15468/76yp6j