eBird Web Services - Version 1.1

This API enhances the originally released eBird 1.0 API

• 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/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.
• 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

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