New Zealand Bat Echolocation Calls with GPS and Species Metadata

New Zealand bat echolocation calls are recorded in .zc and .wav formats. The collection includes identified and unidentified calls, with embedded metadata such as collection date, GPS location, and species identification where available. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform provides this dataset, last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze bat species distribution based on GPS location metadata
• Study bat echolocation call characteristics based on recorded audio files
• Filter and search for specific call recordings based on date and contributor details
• Investigate multi-species interactions based on files containing calls from multiple species

Strengths

• Audio files contain embedded metadata including GPS location and collection date
• Data is searchable and filterable via a dedicated dashboard (TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings)
• Includes calls from multiple species, providing ecological context

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Some audio files contain unidentified species, limiting analysis for those records

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Acoustic recordings of bat echolocation calls

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 06:39:19.395408; freshness should be verified

Geography

New Zealand