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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 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 | ||
detail |
| simple | simple, full | simple | toggle to restrict results to either all or a subset of sighting fields. see result field descriptions | |
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 | json, xml | json | format of the response | |
sci | yes |
| any scientific name | larus%20delawarensis | scientific name of the species of interest (not case sensitive). See the eBird taxonomy for a complete list of supported scientific names |
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hotspot |
| false | true,false | false | set to true if results should be limited to sightings at hotspots |
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