Excerpt of a 12 minute track ' Song of the Lyrebird' from the recently released album "Bellbird Forest" https://wildambience.com/albums/bellbird-forest/

This track contains some superb examples of mimicry including the imitation of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Green Catbird, Satin Bowerbird, Grey Butcherbird and numerous other bird species. In fact, in this excerpt alone at least 10 species are mimicked.

Song of the Lyrebird

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Song of the Lyrebird - Excerpt from the Album "Bellbird Forest"

Recorded in an ecotone of mangrove and coastal rainforest on Batanta, a large island in the Raja Ampat Archipelago off the coast of West Papua. This sample features the calls of Spangled Drongo & Brown Oriole, along with Black Thicket Fantail, Northern Fantail, New Guinea Friarbird, Spice Imperial Pigeon, Claret-breasted Fruit-dove, Coconut Lorikeet, Red-cheeked Parrot, Glossy-mantled Manucode & Torresian Crow.

Batanta Rainforest, West Papua

Dawn in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Malaysia. Recorded at daybreak, rich birdsong along with and the jazz-like percussive rattles of a cicada species building in intensity from about halfway through this sample. Agile Gibbons sing in the background.

Dawn Chorus - Ulu Muda Rainforest, Malaysia

Sample from the 83 minute album "Borneo: Night Symphony".

Dreamy nocturnal soundscape from Borneo's rainforest featuring the unique calls of Bornean Treehole Frogs.

Full album available for download from wildambience.com/albums/borneo-night-symphony/

Borneo: Night Symphony

Borneo: Night Symphony - Album Sample

Dawn chorus in a grassy coastal woodland in south-east Tasmania. Features the sounds of Black Currawong, Common Bronzewing, Grey Fantail, Crescent Honeyeater, Superb Fairywren, Dusky Robin, Striated Fieldwren, Yellow-throated Honeyeater, Pallid Cuckoo, Tasmanian Boobook, Brown Quail & Masked Lapwing.

Tasmania - Lune Valley Dawn

The rainforests of Malaysia are some of the richest on the planet. While several national parks have been established in the country, large areas of primary forest still exist outside park borders, and it's these unprotected forests that are facing rapid & systemic destruction.

In March 2014 I spent a week in and around Taman Negara National Park recording the extraordinary sights and sounds of this stunning area. Sadly, only a few kilometres from park headquarters in Kuala Tahan, extensive areas of virgin forest are being logged and cleared for palm oil plantations. It's a story being played out throughout the world, as governments & corporations see forests as having more value dead than alive.

Recorded from a logging access road adjacent to pristine, primary rainforest, this is a sampler featuring some of the unique & beautiful natural sounds of this precious habitat.

Rainforest On The Edge

Rainforest On The Edge - Natural soundscapes recorded in Malaysia's lowland rainforest

This recording is an excerpt from the album "Tropical Rainforest" in the series "Sounds of Wild Thailand" - downloadable from https://wildambience.com/albums/thailands-tropical-rainforest/

Thailand's Tropical Rainforest

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Thailand's Tropical Rainforest - Kaeng Krachan National Park

The sounds of a new day in the African bush. This album was recorded in Northern Tuli Game Reserve in Botswana and features the diverse sounds of birds and wildlife in an ecotone of mopane woodland and arid savanna.

Botswana: Dawn in Tuli Wilderness

Botswana: Dawn in Tuli Wilderness - Album Sample

A Western Grey Kangaroo jumps past the microphones in stereo - listen with headphones!

Kangaroo Jumping

Kangaroo Jumping - Wyperfeld NP, Victoria, Australia

Cocoparra Wetland at Dusk

Cocoparra Wetland at Dusk, NSW. Australia

The Murrumbidgee is Australia’s second longest river, and is home to important eco-systems both above and below it’s flowing waters. Along the banks of the Murrumbidgee, forests of large River Red Gum trees are a haven for wildlife, and provide vital nesting hollows for numerous bird and mammal species.

This recording was made on the banks of the Murrumbidgee and captures the relaxing sounds of the river flowing to a backdrop of birdsong. Occasionally you can hear the rubbing of branches of a dead tree snagged in the water.

The full 17 minute track is available as a free download from https://wildambience.com/albums/morning-on-the-murrumbidgee/

Morning on the Murrumbidgee River

Morning on the Murrumbidgee River, NSW, Australia

Flowing Stream in the Grampians

Flowing Stream in the Grampians, Victoria, Australia

Tasmania's rainforests and old growth eucalypt forests have been subjects to decades of conflict between pro-logging groups and environmentalists. Thankfully, significant areas of these unique forests have been gazetted as World Heritage  sites and hopefully other areas such as the Tarkine wilderness will benefit from similar protection in the future.

This recording was made on the slopes of Mount Field National Park, and captures the sounds of some Tasmania's unique bird species. 

You can download and read more about the full album here - https://wildambience.com/albums/tasmanias-ancient-rainforest/

Tasmania's Ancient Rainforest

Album - 'Tasmania's Ancient Rainforest'

The sounds of wildlife at night in the African bush. This album was recorded in Northern Tuli Game Reserve in Botswana and features the sounds of some iconic species often heard at night in Africa's savannas and woodlands, including lion, leopard, elephant, Spotted Hyena and Black-backed Jackal, as well as nocturnal birds such as Pearl-spotted Owlet & African Scops Owl.

Botswana – Night in the African Bush

Botswana: Night in the African Bush - Album Sample

This album is the third in the series 'Sounds of Wild Thailand' and features the vibrant sounds of Huai Kha Khaeng's forests from dawn until dusk.

Species recorded include: Indochinese Tiger, Thai Golden Jackal, Green Peafowl & many more bird species. For full details & to download visit https://wildambience.com/albums/forest-of-life/

Sounds of Wild Thailand III: Forest of Life

Late at night by a small river near the main entrance to Jenolan Caves. A number of frog species calling including Peron's Tree Frogs, Green Stream Frog & Spotted Marsh Frog.

Frogs at Jenolan Caves

Frogs at Jenolan Caves, NSW, Australia

With most of Java's land cleared for agriculture, the few significant areas of rainforest remaining are vital havens for native plants and wildlife.  

This recording was made in Gunung Halimun National Park in east Java, and captures the sounds of a typical morning in the beautiful montane forest.

Java's Last Rainforests

Java's Last Rainforests - Gunung Halimun National Park, Indonesia

'Mallee Dawn' is a 26 minute album comprising four recordings made early morning in Victoria's Wyperfeld National Park. This extensive reserve protects significant areas of mallee and dry woodland and is a great place to observe native birds and other wildlife.

Download from https://wildambience.com/albums/mallee-dawn/

Mallee Dawn

Album: Mallee Dawn - Recorded in Wyperfeld National Park, Victoria, Australia

The sounds of the Amazon rainforest awakening to a new day. This album was recorded in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in Ecuador and captures the transition from night to day early one morning on the banks of the remote Cuyabeno River.

The Amazon: Cuyabeno Dawn - Album Sample

Frogs, katydids and other insects call in the early evening in tropical rainforest in Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Night Ambience in Kubah National Park

Night Ambience in Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

A rich morning soundscape recorded on the banks of the Cuyabeno River deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Features the magical sounds of Russet-backed Oropendolas.

The Amazon: Oropendola Morning - Album Sample

The Amazon: Cuyabeno Night - Album Sample

A natural symphony of frogs, insects, frogmouths (a type of nocturnal bird) and a distant Great Argus Pheasant recorded around midnight in Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia.


Midnight in Borneo's Rainforest

Midnight in Borneo's Rainforest - Sarawak, Malaysia

Recorded just below the tree-line in Langtang National Park, this album captures the sounds of a alpine stream in spring, with birdsong from the surrounding rhododendron & oak forests. 

With the natural 'white-noise' from the rushing stream, this album is ideal for noise-masking, as a sleeping aid, and for sufferers of tinnitus.

The full 30 minute album is available for download from https://wildambience.com/albums/himalayan-stream/

Himalayan Stream

'Himalayan Stream' - Album Sample  - recorded in Langtang National Park, Nepal

Recorded in pinsapo (Spanish fir) forest in the Sierra de las Nieves National Park, near Ronda Spain.  The birdlife was particularly active this cool spring morning, with many species moving around close by the microphones. You can here some very light rain blow in during the second half of this sample.

Bird species recorded on this track include Tawny Owl, Eurasian Jay, Common Wood Pigeon, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Crested Tit, European Robin, Short-toed Treecreeper, Eurasian Siskin, Chaffinch, Hawfinch and  Red Crossbill.

Spring in the Andalucian Mountains

Spring in the Andalucian Mountains - Recorded near Ronda, Spain

The bubbly calls of Pileated Gibbons feature in this early morning recording from Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. 


Dawn in Khao Yai National Park

Dawn in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

Australia's tropical rainforests are a global biodiversity hotspot, providing vital habitat for a staggering variety of wildlife, including many unique, endemic species. 

This recording was made at dawn one morning near Lake Eacham, on the Atherton Tablelands. The lush rainforest was filled with sounds of birds  including  Superb & Wompoo Fruit-Doves, Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Golden Whistler, Eastern Whipbird, Spotted Catbird, Bower's Shrikethrush, Brown Gerygone, Grey-headed Robin, Double-eyed Fig Parrot, Bridled & Lewin's Honeyeaters and more....

Australia's Tropical Rainforest - A Biodiversity Hotspot. Recorded at Lake Eacham

Australia's Tropical Rainforest - A Biodiversity Hotspot. Recorded at Lake Eacham, Queensland

A rich spring dawn chorus in Round HIll Nature Reserve, south west New South Wales.  This reserve protects a significant area of mallee habitat where a number of threatened species can be found. 

Dozens of birds are calling in this recording including Crested Bellbird, Grey Shrikethrush, Rufous Whistler, White-fronted & White-eared Honeyeaters, Splendid Fairywren, Southern Scrub-robin, Peaceful Dove, Weebill, Emu & more...!

Dawn at Round Hill Nature Reserve

Dawn at Round Hill Nature Reserve, NSW, Australia

A vibrant spring dawn chorus recorded on the banks of the Cudgegong River in Wollemi National Park, NSW, Australia. 

Species recorded on this track include Musk Duck, Australian Reed Warbler, White-throated Gerygone, Superb Fairywren, Grey Fantail, Rufous Whistler, Noisy Friarbird, White-eared Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Grey Shrikethrush, Olive-backed Oriole & Australian Raven.

Cudgegong River Morning

Cudgegong River Morning - Recorded in Wollemi National Park, NSW, Australia

A cloud forest soundscape featuring the calls of Spotted Catbird, Chowchilla, Rufous Fantail, Pacific Emerald Dove & Brown Cuckoo Dove  along with the gentle sound of dewdrops falling in the misty forest. Recorded in high elevation cloud forest on the slopes of Mount Lewis in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Cloud Forest Dawn - Recorded in Mount Lewis NP

Cloud Forest Dawn - Recorded in Mount Lewis NP, QLD, Australia

In Queensland's wet season, the frog choruses can be deafening.  In this cut several species can be heard including Litoria rubella, Litoria infrafrenata, Limnodynastes convexiusculus & the dreaded Bufo marinus (Cane Toad) which despite being an unwelcome invasive species, has a nice deep rolling call! A multitude of crickets and other insects add texture to this intense soundscape.

Frog Heaven - Wet Season in Far North Queensland

The sound of dewdrops and birdsong in one of Fiji's last remaining areas of primary tropical rainforest.

More info - https://wildambience.com/location-trip-updates/fiji/dewdrops-fiji-rainforest/

Dewdrops in Fiji's Rainforest

Recorded at first light near my camp in Mount Gibson Sanctuary, Western Australia. 

Spiny-cheeked, White-fronted & Grey-fronted Honeyeaters call as they flutter about feeding in the flowering salmon gums.  The fluty, bell-like rhythms of Crested Bellbird can be heard too.

Dawn at Mount Gibson Sanctuary

Dawn at Mount Gibson Sanctuary, Western Australia

The album begins at dawn in the Capertee Valley, NSW, with the melodious song of the Australian Magpie filling the misty morning air. 

Each track on this album features typical Australian birdsong from a different habitat of the Australian bush - open country, mallee, wet eucalypt forest, coastal forest, dry woodland and montane forest. 

For more details and see https://wildambience.com/albums/birdsong-of-the-australian-bush

Birdsong of the Australian Bush

'Birdsong of the Australian Bush' - Album Sample

Kubah's forests are pulsing with life, and the soundscapes that can be heard in this national Park are among the most incredible I have ever experienced. This recording features the incredibly powerful sounds of Empress cicadas, along with the melodic song of the White-rumped Shama, and the rhythmic ' te-hoop 'calls of Golden-whiskered Barbets.

This sample is an excerpt of the track "Dusk Rhythms" from the album Rhythm of Kubah - https://wildambience.com/albums/rhythm-of-kubah/

Dusk - Empress Cicadas & White-rumped Shama

Dusk - Empress Cicadas & White-rumped Shama - Recorded in Borneo's rainforest

Here's another recording from Kubah National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia. The only editing to this is a slight adjustment to equalisation.

Download the full 15 minute version https://wildambience.com/albums/dusk-by-the-frog-pond

Dusk by the Frog Pond

Dusk by the Frog Pond - Borneo

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