Description
Returns a list of notable bird species (along with their most recent sighting and location) in a given area.
This is part of the eBird version 1.1 API.
URL
Base URL
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/notable/region/recent
Examples
Minimal:
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/notable/region/recent?rtype=subnational1&r=US-NV
Fully specified:
Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Name |
Required |
Default |
Value Options |
Example Value |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
rtype |
yes |
|
country,subnational1,subnational2 |
subnational1 |
the region type you are interested in. |
r |
yes |
|
|
|
region code corresponding to selected region type. see region code reference |
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 |
simple |
toggle to restrict results to either all or a subset of sighting fields. currently, only the 'simple' format is supported for this service. 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, xml |
json |
format of the response |
hotspot |
|
false |
true,false |
false |
set to true if results should be limited to sightings at birding hotspots |