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h2. Description

Returns recent sightings of a species in a region

 This is part of the [eBird version 1.1 API|eBird API 1.1].

h2. URL

*Base URL*

[http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/region_spp/recent]\\

*Examples*

Minimal:

[http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/region_spp/recent?rtype=subnational1&r=US-NV&sci=larus%20delawarensis]

Fully specified:

[http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/region_spp/recent?rtype=subnational1&r=US-NV&sci=larus%20delawarensis&back=5&maxResults=500&locale=en_US&fmt=json&includeProvisional=true]

h2. 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|eBird-1.1-RegionCodeReference]\\ |
| 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 \\ |
| 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 \\ |
| sci \\ | yes \\ | | any scientific name \\ | larus%20delawarensis \\ | scientific name of the species of interest  (not case sensitive).  See [eBird-1.1-SpeciesReference] for a complete list of supported scientific names | |
| includeProvisional \\ | | false \\ | true,false \\ | false \\ | set to true if you'd like flagged records that have not yet been reviewed to be included in the results \\ |
| hotspot \\ | | false \\ | true, false \\ | false \\ | set to true if results should be limited to sightings at birding hotspots \\ |
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