Recent eBird Observations Made Nearby a Location - Version 1.1
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Description
Returns a list of all bird species seen within a nearby area, along with their the most recent sighting date and specific location for each species of bird reported within the number of days specified by the "back" parameter and reported in the specified area.
This This is part of the eBird version 1.1 API.
URL
Base URL
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent
Examples
minimalMinimal:
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.51&lat=42.46 fully
Fully specified:
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.51&lat=42.46&dist=2&back=5&maxResults=500&detail=simple&locale=en_US&fmt=json&includeProvisional=true
xml: http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.51&lat=42.46&fmt=xml
json: http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.51&lat=42.46&fmt=json
error (xml): http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.51&lat=142.46&fmt=xml
error (json): http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.51&lat=142.46&fmt=json
Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Name | Required | Default | Value Options | Example Value | Description |
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lat | yes | -90.00 - 90.00 decimal | 42.46 | decimal latitude, two decimal places of precision required | |
lng | yes | -180.00 - 180.00 decimal | -76.51 | decimal longitude, two decimal places of precision required | |
dist | 25 | 0 - 50 integer | 15 | distance defining area radius of interest from given lat/lng in kilometers | |
back |
| 14 | 1 - 30 integer | 7 | the number of days back to look for observations |
maxResults |
| 1 - 10000 integer | 10 | the maximum number of result rows to return in this request; to get all results do not include this parameter | |
locale |
| en_US | Java standard locale codes | fr_CA | Language/locale of response (when translations are available). See http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html. |
fmt |
| xml | json, xml | json | format of the response |
includeProvisional |
| false | true,false | false | set to true if you'd like flagged records that have not yet been reviewed to be included in the results |
hotspot |
| false | true, false | false | set to true if results should be limited to sightings at birding hotspots |
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