Simple Result Fields
Field (JSON) |
Field (XML) |
Description |
---|---|---|
comName |
com-name |
species common name. not included in the 'simple' detail if a scientific name was specified as an input parameter |
sciName |
sci-name |
species scientific name. not included in the 'simple' detail if a scientific name was specified as an input parameter |
obsDt |
obs-dt |
observation date formatted according to ISO 8601 (e.g. 'YYYY-MM-DD', or 'YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm'). Hours and minutes are excluded if the observer did not report an observation time. |
howMany |
how-many |
The number observed. Not included if only presence was noted |
locID |
loc-id |
unique identifier for the location |
locationPrivate |
location-private |
'true' if location is not a birding hotspot. 'false' otherwise |
locName |
loc-name |
location name |
lat |
lat |
latitude of the location |
lng |
lng |
longitude of the location |
obsReviewed |
obs-reviewed |
'true' if obs has been reviewed. 'false' otherwise |
obsValid |
obs-valid |
'true' if obs has been deemed valid by either the automatic filters or a regional reviewer. 'false' otherwise |
Example Responses
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <response> <header> <locale country="US" language="en"/> <timestamp> 2009-07-01T10:29:53.035-04:00 </timestamp> <criteria> <command> <fmt> xml </fmt> <include-provisional> true </include-provisional> <r> L99381 </r> <back> 30 </back> <max-results> 500 </max-results> <detail> simple </detail> </command> </criteria> </header> <result> <sighting> <loc-id> L99381 </loc-id> <obs-dt> 2009-06-24 17:00 </obs-dt> <obs-reviewed> false </obs-reviewed> <obs-valid> true </obs-valid> <loc-name> Stewart Park </loc-name> <how-many> 1 </how-many> <lat> 42.4613266 </lat> <lng> -76.5059255 </lng> <com-name> Barn Swallow </com-name> <sci-name> Hirundo rustica </sci-name> </sighting> </result> </response>
JSON
[{ "locID": "L99381", "lat": 42.4613266, "howMany": 1, "locName": "Stewart Park", "obsValid": true, "lng": -76.5059255, "sciName": "Hirundo rustica", "obsReviewed": false, "obsDt": "2009-06-24 17:00", "comName": "Barn Swallow" }]