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="ea819280-62d9-4e58-96b7-97f0c9b6ab10"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
lng |
y |
n/a |
[-180.00,180.00] decimal |
-76.51 |
decimal longitude, two decimal places of precision required |
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="0647319c-beca-482e-adbb-b4bb699b2a0f"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
dist |
|
25 |
[0,50] integer |
15 |
distance defining area of interest from given lat/lng in kilometers |
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="7ad7ba72-c7bc-4640-9c05-abcd5ce8a113"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
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="8247985a-8b22-4b24-b676-37bc25223af3"><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 |
see result field descriptions tcl-add a description |
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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. |
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fmt |
|
json |
json |
json |
format of the response |