Description
Returns a list of all bird species seen within a nearby area, along with their most recent sighting date and specific location.
URL
Base URL
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent
Examples
Minimal:
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.51&lat=42.46
Fully specified:
Parameter Descriptions
parameter |
required |
default |
value options |
example value |
description |
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lat |
y |
n/a |
[-90.00,90.00] decimal |
42.46 |
decimal latitude, two decimal places of precision required |
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<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="aa86f7c4-4867-4088-a3dc-7cad832edaea"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
lng |
y |
n/a |
[-180.00,180.00] decimal |
-76.51 |
decimal longitude, two decimal places of precision required |
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<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="8495639a-f349-46f2-9663-c2b93a1d6dbc"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
dist |
|
25 |
[0,50] integer |
15 |
distance defining area of interest from given lat/lng in kilometers |
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back |
|
14 |
[1,30] integer |
7 |
the number of days back to look for observations |
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="ddbc3788-aa75-4f9f-ae33-97a7618dec59"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
maxResults |
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|
[1,10000] integer |
10 |
the maximum number of result rows to return in this request; to get all results do not include this parameter |
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
detail |
|
simple |
simple, full |
simple |
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locale |
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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. |
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fmt |
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json |
json |
json |
format of the response |
Results and Error Conditions
See the page on Result Field Descriptions for Raw Data Services