eBird Web Services - Version 1.1
This API enhances the originally released eBird 1.0 API
Data Source |
Version |
Status |
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eBird |
1.1 |
specification underway |
- ebird.org/ws1.1
This is the root of eBird-specific web services.- ws1.1/data
This path contains raw data services.- ws1.1/data/obs/notable/recent
This data service provides notable sightings (rare & unusual) on a state or country basis. Records returned are species oriented. (I.e. not checklists) - ws1.1/data/hotspot/list
This data service provides list of eBird hotspots on a state or country basis.
- ws1.1/data/obs/notable/recent
- ws1.1/product
This path contains raw data services.- ws1.1/product/byloc/recent
This data service provides a summary of recent sightings for up to three hotspot locIDs.
- ws1.1/product/byloc/recent
- ws1.1/data
- ebird.org/wstools1.1
This is location of gadget code and demo pages. - ebird.org/wsresource1.1
This is the root of the static resources that version 1.1 of the web services require.- wsresource1.1/images
- wsresource1.1/css
- wsresource1.1/js
Supported URL Patterns
obs/geo/recent |
not deployed |
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obs/hotspot/recent |
not deployed |
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notable/geo/recent |
not deployed |
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obs/geo_spp/recent recent nearby observations of a species |
not deployed |
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nearest/geo_spp/recent |
nearest locations with observations of a species |
not deployed |
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URL PATTERN: /WHAT-IS-RETURNED/HOW-IS-IT-QUERIED/TIME-FRAME-OF-INTEREST
what-is-returned
- notable - notable sightings only
- obs - all sightings
- hotspot - sightings at hotspots only
- nearest - nearest sightings of a species from a given point.
how-is-it-queried
- geo - sightings within a circle defined by a lat/lng and distance.
- hotspot - sightings at hotspots.
Append "_spp" to any of these patterns to change your query to recent observations of a particular species.
time-frame-of-interest
- recent - recent (within last 30 days) sightings only