A bird species occurrence dataset from passive audio recordings across dense urban areas in Gothenburg, Sweden

Abstract Bird species occurrence datasets are a valuable resource for understanding the effects of urbanization on various biotic conditions (e.g., species occupancy and richness). Existing datasets offer promising opportunities to explore variations among cities and along the urban-rural gradient....

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Main Authors: Ahmed Hazem Eldesoky, Jorge Gil, Oskar Kindvall, Ioanna Stavroulaki, Leif Jonasson, David Bennett, Wenqing Yang, Alonso Francisco Martínez Diaz, Rachel Lichter, Frixos Petrou, Meta Berghauser Pont
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05481-z
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author Ahmed Hazem Eldesoky
Jorge Gil
Oskar Kindvall
Ioanna Stavroulaki
Leif Jonasson
David Bennett
Wenqing Yang
Alonso Francisco Martínez Diaz
Rachel Lichter
Frixos Petrou
Meta Berghauser Pont
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description Abstract Bird species occurrence datasets are a valuable resource for understanding the effects of urbanization on various biotic conditions (e.g., species occupancy and richness). Existing datasets offer promising opportunities to explore variations among cities and along the urban-rural gradient. However, there is a lack of observation data to systematically capture intra-urban variations at a fine spatial scale, especially in dense urban areas. Here, we describe the production and validation of a machine learning-generated bird occurrence dataset based on 10,691 hours of passive audio recordings systematically collected across different types of dense urban forms in Gothenburg, Sweden. The dataset is available in a standard Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) format, to ensure data interoperability, and includes 239,597 occurrence records of 61 species from April 21 to June 16, 2024, across 30 sites in Gothenburg. We anticipate that this dataset will be a valuable resource for researchers in urban ecology, planning, and design to better understand the relationship between the characteristics of different types of dense urban forms and various biotic conditions in cities.
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spelling doaj-art-8b8c35b1fc8b48a68f83c55f4b9297fc2025-08-20T03:45:45ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-07-0112111110.1038/s41597-025-05481-zA bird species occurrence dataset from passive audio recordings across dense urban areas in Gothenburg, SwedenAhmed Hazem Eldesoky0Jorge Gil1Oskar Kindvall2Ioanna Stavroulaki3Leif Jonasson4David Bennett5Wenqing Yang6Alonso Francisco Martínez Diaz7Rachel Lichter8Frixos Petrou9Meta Berghauser Pont10Spatial Morphology Group (SMoG), Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of TechnologySpatial Morphology Group (SMoG), Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of TechnologySpatial Morphology Group (SMoG), Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of TechnologySpatial Morphology Group (SMoG), Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of TechnologyIndependent OrnithologistDepartment of Landscape Ecology, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielSpatial Morphology Group (SMoG), Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of TechnologySpatial Morphology Group (SMoG), Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of TechnologyStadsmiljöförvaltningen, Göteborgs StadUniversity of CyprusSpatial Morphology Group (SMoG), Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of TechnologyAbstract Bird species occurrence datasets are a valuable resource for understanding the effects of urbanization on various biotic conditions (e.g., species occupancy and richness). Existing datasets offer promising opportunities to explore variations among cities and along the urban-rural gradient. However, there is a lack of observation data to systematically capture intra-urban variations at a fine spatial scale, especially in dense urban areas. Here, we describe the production and validation of a machine learning-generated bird occurrence dataset based on 10,691 hours of passive audio recordings systematically collected across different types of dense urban forms in Gothenburg, Sweden. The dataset is available in a standard Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) format, to ensure data interoperability, and includes 239,597 occurrence records of 61 species from April 21 to June 16, 2024, across 30 sites in Gothenburg. We anticipate that this dataset will be a valuable resource for researchers in urban ecology, planning, and design to better understand the relationship between the characteristics of different types of dense urban forms and various biotic conditions in cities.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05481-z
spellingShingle Ahmed Hazem Eldesoky
Jorge Gil
Oskar Kindvall
Ioanna Stavroulaki
Leif Jonasson
David Bennett
Wenqing Yang
Alonso Francisco Martínez Diaz
Rachel Lichter
Frixos Petrou
Meta Berghauser Pont
A bird species occurrence dataset from passive audio recordings across dense urban areas in Gothenburg, Sweden
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title A bird species occurrence dataset from passive audio recordings across dense urban areas in Gothenburg, Sweden
title_full A bird species occurrence dataset from passive audio recordings across dense urban areas in Gothenburg, Sweden
title_fullStr A bird species occurrence dataset from passive audio recordings across dense urban areas in Gothenburg, Sweden
title_full_unstemmed A bird species occurrence dataset from passive audio recordings across dense urban areas in Gothenburg, Sweden
title_short A bird species occurrence dataset from passive audio recordings across dense urban areas in Gothenburg, Sweden
title_sort bird species occurrence dataset from passive audio recordings across dense urban areas in gothenburg sweden
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05481-z
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