Tuning into the city soundscape: Optimizing Convolutional Neural Networks for avian acoustic identification in the neotropics and evaluating their performance against established monitoring approaches.
Melissa Ardila‐Villamizar, Laurence Helene De Clippele, Davide M. Dominoni
This study optimizes CNNs for bird identification in urban tropical ecosystems and compares their performance to traditional methods, finding higher species richness estimates from CNNs.
bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2026 · PreprintEcology