Nishant Bhagwat, maker of the great annotation tool Spectrolipi (spectrolipi.com), has just shared 2800 recordings from India on XC. Below a fantastic Purple Sunbird, xeno-canto.org/1160412
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BBC coverage of the xeno-cantified Science paper: bbc.com/news/article... #bioacoustics
Secrets of birdsongs' 'spectacular diversity' revealedA scientific study has revealed the acoustic secret that connects all birdsong - and it is surprisingly simplebbc.com... check this out: a xeno-cantified Science paper comparing brdsong worldwide. Very gratifying. #bioacoustics
Quentin Bacquelé1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:
... in any case this does seem to be the first known sound recording. Check "Shaun's list": xeno-canto.org/article/241
Xeno-canto... here is another one for you. Or not? Lost birds site says "found" but does not give details. Courtesy of the inimitalble Phil Gregory: xeno-canto.org/species/Heni...
... here is another one for you. Or not? Lost birds site says "found" but does not give details. Courtesy of the inimitalble Phil Gregory: xeno-canto.org/species/Heni...
American Bird ConservancyLost bird? Not anymore! The Ghana Cuckooshrike has been documented for the first time in 13 years by IBCP researchers Stephanie Bartlett & Paulo Ditzel. Read the story: abcbirds.info/4vD4j6g @rewildorg.bsky.social and @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social
.... surely there is an acoustic side to this? #biaocoustics ?
Royal Society PublishingDancers in fine feathers: the evolution of gestural display organization in lekking birds doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... | #BiologyLetters #Behaviour #Ecology #Evolution
... the article says: "Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models are increasingly championed to bridge short-falls in biodiversity research (for example, in data augmentation and visualization)" Which kinds of shortfalls might those be @alexanderlees.bsky.social ?
Alexander LeesOur new commentary rdcu.be/ftx6h in @natecoevo.nature.com written with folks from @inaturalist.bsky.social and @cornellbirds.bsky.social shows that use of AI to manipulate existing or create new wildlife images undermines the huge value of vast citizen science databases. 🌍🪰🪶 #Ornithology 🧵 1/10
... unfortunately we cannot yet sonify this. Some congeners, yes: xeno-canto.org/explore/taxo...
Toad FactsOur friend the Morro Do Baú Flea Toad is one of seven new species of Saddleback Toads that were first described in 2015 after an expedition in Brazil! Their scientific name Brachycephalus fuscolineatus refers to the dark stripe down their back! (photo by Luiz Ribiero)
... we nearly missed pointing you to this cool kickstarter project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi... . Approximately 24 hours left. One of our favourite XC spin-offs since the first album more than 10 years ago! And some of the proceeds go to... XC! Check it out.
A Guide to the Birdsong RemixedAn album of electronic birdsong music - remixing the songs of endangered birds from around the world.www.kickstarter.com... this is actually a nice piece on AI. Not least because it mentions BirdNET and Perch that are trained to a large extent on Xeno-canto recordings. Just so you know :-) !
Dimitri W Ponirakiswww.audubon.org/magazine/the...
.... Nishant will show what Spectrolipi can do at 15.30 CEST. Drop us a line if you want to join the demo...
Xeno-canto... a new version of SpecroLipi has been released. It allows annotation of sounds and easy exchange of data with XC. See this article: xeno-canto.org/article/325 . Nishant, the author, will give a demo this friday 15.30 CEST. Drop us a line at the XC contact email address if interested.
.... :-( to anyone with old original sound recordings of wildlife: please deposit them somewhere safe.
The GuardianListen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years
... some proper dedication here.
FlackoWeasel 🧀 🇪🇪 !Thank You truly for the last concert of the season!!! Thank YOU for still singing so I could get your song one more time ❤️. Love each one of you for making my 47 nights epic! You all were the motivation to go out and touch multiple types of grass! #birds #nightsingers2026 #FlackoWeasel
... a new version of SpecroLipi has been released. It allows annotation of sounds and easy exchange of data with XC. See this article: xeno-canto.org/article/325 . Nishant, the author, will give a demo this friday 15.30 CEST. Drop us a line at the XC contact email address if interested.
New spotlight on "lost" (and never-before-sound-recorded) birds: xeno-canto.org/collection/s... . Check it out! @abcbirds.bsky.social #bioacoustics