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

    • Vellinga, W.P. & R. Planqué (2015). CLEF2015 Working Notes, CEUR Workshop proceedings Vol-1391.
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    • Vellinga, W.P., B. Planqué, S. Pieterse & J. Jongsma (2017). www.xeno-canto.org: a decade on. Neotropical Birding 21: 40-47.
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    Contacts

    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

    Citation

    Vellinga W (2025). Xeno-canto - Orthoptera sounds from around the world. Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/76yp6j accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-06.