2025 started with welcoming land mammals to Xeno-canto. First up were sets by Koen Betjes, Daan Drukker, Marc Anderson and Dante Buzzetti that they prepared for the occasion. Thanks guys! In the mean time many of you have added sounds, or made mammal recordings already in XC visible. We made a few celebratory spotlights highlighting some recordings from the initial batch. This is a recording from 1997. Not too long ago, but even recordings from such a recent past may be of soundscapes lost. Keep recording!
Land mammals are here!
Brown Howler Alouatta guariba clamitans CC-BY Bruno Henrique Aranda
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
Jayrson Araujo de Oliveira has surpassed 10,000 recordings on XC, practically all from Brazil. An amazing contribution, Jayrson, parabens!
Cool recordings from Uganda coming in these days, courtesy of Jonathan Onongo. Thanks for sharing Jonathan!
Thanks for noticing. Special appreciation to the eBird team for providing me with training in sound recording and editing. eBird and Idea Wild also provided the audio recording equipment that has made the recordings possible. Look forward to continuing to contribute more sound recordings.
Great to hear all of that Jonathan. Keep recording!
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Albert Lastukhin keeps adding recordings from Madagascar these weeks, and adds a few new species to boot. Thanks (again) for sharing, Albert!
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Julien Barataud is adding a whopping 3500 Orthoptera recordings. A great boost for the coverage of European grasshoppers and crickets. Thanks for sharing, Julien! Also thanks to Baudewijn Odé for his assistance in getting the data in good shape.
Also Paolo Fontana adds a great set, some 900 grasshopper recordings, mostly from Italy, and some from France, Greece, Georgia and Mexico, with many new species. Thanks to Giacomo Ortis for his help with working out the metadata!
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Mystery page
XC has a mystery page. Recordings that are uploaded as mystery and those that are flagged in the forum when their ID is not sure can be seen on that page. Use the map to locate mysteries near you and help solving them.
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Congratulations Jayrson and thanks for all your work to make us smarter. Sue
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