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Ethiopia

Snapshot-backed wildlife sound archive overview for Ethiopia, including species representation, weekly growth, community contributors, and recorded localities.

Current to 20 Sept 2026#4 of 9 · 10.2% regional share
Sound recordings
2,844
Published records+4
Cataloged species
415
Across all groups0 spp
Mystery sounds
11
Regional share
10.2%
#4 of 9 · 27,926 total

Weekly pulse

Compared with its predecessor
20 Sept 2026
Recording changesince 13 Sept 2026
+4
Species changecataloged species
0

Snapshot history (6)

Every captured publication, newest first
CutoffRecordingsChange
20 Sept 2026Current2,844+4
13 Sept 20262,840+1
6 Sept 20262,839
30 Aug 20262,8330
23 Aug 20262,8330
16 Aug 20262,833

Cumulative archive growth

Field dates from 2000 onward.

Sound recordings by group

Distribution across cataloged wildlife groups.

Recent annual coverage (18)

Field year, latest twelve shown
YearSounds
201219
201369
2014435
20151,634
20161
201867
2019177
202012
202366
202425
202524
202632

Top localities (10)

Recorded places ranked by sound count
LocalitySounds
Lake Awassa139
Awash National Park137
South of Yabello103
Sof Omar75
Borena, Oromia72
Harenna Forest65
Melka Ghebdu65
Jemma Valley64
Simbo resort, Lake Langano59
Addis Ababa52

Top recordists (10)

Community contributors within Ethiopia
RecordistSounds
Peter Boesman968
Andrew Spencer738
Hans Matheve213
Rory Nefdt113
Guido O. Keijl109
Rolf A. De By87
Barry Edmonston75
Oscar Campbell63
François Morand45
Gabriel Leite40

Listen to Ethiopia wildlife recordings

Authoritative sound archive

Xeno-canto hosts the full audio files, sonograms, and field notes for all 2,844 cataloged recordings from Ethiopia. This page reports the catalogue; the recordings themselves are not mirrored here.

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Source data through 20 Sept 2026 · published as a weekly snapshot

Metadata and taxonomy courtesy of Xeno-canto.org