| Titre : | Essential steps for establishing a large-scale passive acoustic monitoring for an elusive forest bird species: the Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) (2025) |
| Auteurs : | Philip Holderried, Auteur ; Hanna Duschmalé, Auteur ; Dennis Günther, Auteur ; Lars Isenberg, Auteur ; Joy Coppes, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Ibis (167(2) April, 2025) |
| Article en page(s) : | 543-561 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés: | BirdNET ; Scolopax rusticola ; autonomous recording units ; bioacoustics |
| Résumé : | In light of global biodiversity loss, comprehensive monitoring of species and biodiversity is fundamental for effective conservation management. Technology-driven approaches, particularly in the field of bioacoustics, have gained importance, with autonomous recording units (ARUs) such as the AudioMoth being a notable example. However, a systematic application of this technology in large-scale passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) schemes is challenging because of a lack of species-specific calibration techniques and information on survey design. Using Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola as our focal species, we present application-oriented guidelines for testing and implementing a terrestrial, single-species PAM scheme. In this process, we assessed the species-specific detection space of AudioMoths, considering the influence of recording setup and location. ARUs had similar detection rates as a human observer when set up in locations with low vegetation. A further comparative analysis of bioacoustic and traditional roding surveys confirmed the comparability of the two methods. The last step comprised an evaluation of BirdNET as a means of automated species detection. Although BirdNET reliably detected Woodcock occurrence, our results underline the need for rigorous testing of computer-aided data analysis as well as recording hardware before establishing PAM. We demonstrate that low-cost open source ARUs and open access analysis tools can yield results on a par with traditional survey methods, and we provide specific recommendations for PAM for Eurasian Woodcock. |
| En ligne : | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ibi.13373 |



