https://tryout.nlbif.nl/resource?r=test_new_dataset_xc_bats Willem-Pier Vellinga Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds Chair wp@xeno-canto.org http://www.xeno-canto.org 0000-0003-3886-5088 Willem-Pier Vellinga Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds Chair wp@xeno-canto.org http://www.xeno-canto.org 0000-0003-3886-5088 Jeroen Creuwels NLBIF Data manager

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nlbif@naturalis.nl https://www.nlbif.nl 2026-04-06 eng This dataset covers the sounds of the Chiroptera 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 is gradually widening and the Chiroptera sound collection was started in 2023. 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. chiroptera, bats, chiroptera sounds, bat sounds n/a occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License . Global -180 180 90 -90 Chiroptera (taxonomy based on the ASM Mammal Diversity Database). Order Chiroptera Bats unknown Willem-Pier Vellinga Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds Chair wp@xeno-canto.org http://www.xeno-canto.org 0000-0003-3886-5088 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. 2026-04-06T11:40:52.935+00:00 dataset Vellinga, W.P. & R. Planqué (2015). CLEF2015 Working Notes, CEUR Workshop proceedings Vol-1391. Vellinga, W.P., B. Planqué, S. Pieterse & J. Jongsma (2017). www.xeno-canto.org: a decade on. Neotropical Birding 21: 40-47. 1900-current