Bat Echolocation Calls Recorded in Peru with GPS and Species Metadata

Peru is the geographic scope for this collection of bat echolocation calls in .zc and .wav formats. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform hosts the data, which was last updated on 2026-05-01. Each audio file contains embedded metadata such as collection date, GPS location, and species identification where available.

Use Cases

• Analyze bat species distribution based on GPS location metadata mentioned in the description
• Train automated species identification models based on the recorded echolocation calls
• Study bat activity patterns based on the collection date information embedded in the files
• Filter and search for specific call types using the contributor details and species tags mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Files contain embedded metadata including GPS location and collection date
• Data enables searchable filtering via the TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings dashboard as described
• Includes both identified and unidentified calls, providing a realistic field sample

Limitations

• Some audio files contain calls from multiple species, with only one species identified, complicating analysis
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Collection of recorded echolocation calls

Time Range

Collection date is embedded in files, but overall temporal range is unspecified

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 06:37:23.551619

Geography

Peru