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h2. Description
Returns a list of all species in the eBird taxonomy for the given combination of categories. The default category is "species". Any taxon with the category of 'species' may be used as a parameter in service calls that take a scientific name. Any taxon not in this category will be rejected by these services at this time.
This is part of the [eBird version 1.1 API|eBird-1.1].
h2. URL
*Base URL*
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Description
Returns a list of all species in the eBird taxonomy for the given combination of categories. The default category is "species". Any taxon with the category of 'species' may be used as a parameter in service calls that take a scientific name. Any taxon not in this category will be rejected by these services at this time.
This is part of the eBird version 1.1 API.
URL
Base URL
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/taxa |
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Examples
Minimal:
] *Examples* Minimal: [http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/taxa/ebird |
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] Fully specified: |
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[http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/taxa/ebird?cat=species&fmt=xml&version=1.049&locale=en_US |
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Parameter Descriptions
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Parameter Name
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Required
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Default
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Value Options
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Example Value
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Description
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cat
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no
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species
] h2. Parameter Descriptions || Parameter Name || Required || Default || Value Options || Example Value || Description || | cat | no | species | subspecies,slash,domestic,species,spuh,hybrid |
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hybrid
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| hybrid | For more info about the meaning of species categories, see [http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/ebird-taxonomy |
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locale
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no
] | | locale | no | en_US |
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| fr_CA,es_MX,es_PR,ht_HT,fr,fr_HT,es_CU,es_PA,es_DO,en_NZ,es,es_CL |
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| fr_CA |
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| The locale for the taxon common name |
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fmt
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no
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csv
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xml,csv
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xml
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version
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no
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1.049
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1.049
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1.049
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the taxonomic authority version number
Resources
The current eBird taxonomy can be downloaded here.
Result Field Descriptions
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| | fmt \\ | no \\ | csv \\ | xml,csv \\ | xml \\ | | | version \\ | no \\ | 1.049 \\ | 1.049 \\ | 1.049 \\ | the taxonomic authority version number \\ | h3. Resources The current eBird taxonomy can be downloaded [here|http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/ebird-taxonomy]. h2. Result Field Descriptions XML Example: [http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/taxa/ebird?fmt=xml |
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] CSV Example: [http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/taxa/ebird |
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] || *Field (XML) |
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Description
* || *Description* || | sci-name |
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| Scientific name |
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| | com-name |
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| Common name | {import:eBird-footer} |