Past, present, and future of a tropical sounds collection from Colombia
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Digital bioacoustic collections preserve important behavioural and ecological traits, as well as trackable evidence of the presence of species in space and time. Well-structured and open-source repositories provide valuable information for science and biodiversity conservation. Here, we introduce the Environmental Sound Collection – ‘Mauricio Álvarez-Rebolledo’ (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales IAvH-CSA) at Instituto Humboldt in Colombia, which is one of the most relevant natural sound repositories in South America. The collection was founded in 1998 as ‘Banco de Sonidos Animales (BSA)’ to document Colombian biodiversity and guide conservation actions, two aims that remain at the forefront of our daily work. After over 25 years, the collection has preserved more than 25,000 audio specimens from over 1,300 species. Here, we highlight the value of sound collections by presenting a historical overview of our collection and providing examples of its role in research and outreach. We also identify taxonomic and geographical gaps that need to be filled, analyse the impact of new technological advances on sound collections, and discuss the critical role of acoustics in the future of research and biodiversity conservation programmes.
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Projects such as Colombia's Environmental Sound Collection and Biosphere Soundscapes already show how systematic documentation, even "paleosoundscapes" from pristine habitats, can become cultural, scientific, and conservation resources.
“Projects such as Colombia’s Environmental Sound Collection (Mendoza-Henao et al. 2023) and Biosphere Soundscapes (Barclay and Gifford 2018) already show how systematic documentation—even “paleosoundscapes” from pristine habitats can become cultural, scientific, and conservation resources (Monacchi 2017).”
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Listening forward: emerging roles of bioacoustics in ecology, evolution, and conservation
Zsebők, S. (2026) · Biologia Futura · doi:10.1007/s42977-026-00322-5
“Proj-ects such as Colombia’s Environmental Sound Collection (Mendoza-Henao et al. 2023) and Biosphere Soundscapes (Barclay and Gifford 2018) already show how systematic documentation—even “paleosoundscapes” from pristine habitats can become cultural, scientific, and conservation resources (Monacchi…”
- Authors
- Mendoza-Henao, A. M., Acevedo-Charry, O., Martínez-Medina, D., Barona-Cortés, E., Córdoba-Córdoba, S., Caycedo-Rosales, P., Ulloa, J. S., Borja-Acosta, K. G., Buitrago-Cardona, A., & Pantoja-Sánchez, H.
- Affiliations
- Colecciones Biológicas, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Claustro de San Agustín Villa de Leyva, Colombia
- Florida Museum of Natural History (US)
- Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute (CO)
- Colecciones Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales UDCA, Bogotá, Colombia
- Fundación Biodiversa Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
- ORCID
- Venue
- Bioacoustics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2023-04-19
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 474-490
- ISSN
- 0952-4622 (ISSN-L)
- 2165-0586
- OpenAlex
- W4366529649
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 1.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- Bioacoustics (publishedVersion)
- Repositorio - Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales UDCA. (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Funders
- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Research Data Management Practices
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine animal studies overview
- Keywords
- audio collections, animal sounds, tropical biodiversity, biodiversity conservation, acoustic technology
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