*** This version of Confluence is for testing only and contains a copy of content from June 29th 2026. No changes will be preserved. ***
Returns a list of all bird species (along with their most recent sighting and location) in a given area.
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.507416&lat=42.45994
...
parameter | required | default | value options | example value | description | status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="5e4ffcef9e715b39-055744b1-4b664081-9b2bac01-daa1f3d2babc9465212f9872"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | lat | n/a | [-90,90] | 42.46 | latitude | ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> | ||
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="f4e8d020d6602158-360aed5c-410943f1-bfe1881f-0ef8b46d9deed5208846d64f"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | lng | n/a | [-180,180] | -76.51 | longitude |
| ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> | |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="371caba55e1d3e09-fff4f344-4e8a46a1-adce8036-caadd7e8e419e41692949e59"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | dist | 250 for notable sightings, 25 otherwise | [0,250] for notable sightings, [0,50] otherwise | 15 | distance defining area of interest from given lat/lng in miles |
| ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> | |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="98537303c6fa2c5c-0c9c892f-4f4a47a8-bc1797e6-58590f2eea15b6760fd5a8cb"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | db |
| 14 | [1,30] | 7 | daysBack, the number of days since the current date 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="526f390f0ba7c55b-9289569e-4f244107-99ae82a4-70d67ee8433422c23a6399d4"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | maxResults |
| n/a | [0,infinity) | 10 | the maximum number of result rows to return in this request |
| ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
Results
parameter | required | default | value options | example value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="1f7e4243-39b7-4bea-bef0-4df4ab014c14"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | commonName | n/a | [-90,90] | 42.46 | ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> | |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="970e5458-0b1f-4957-9ad9-9e7a8405e4da"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | obsDt | n/a | [-180,180] | -76.51 | ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> | |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="272af362-0684-4132-9854-ba6f425b227a"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | howMany | 250 for notable sightings, 25 otherwise | [0,250] for notable sightings, [0,50] otherwise | 15 | ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> | |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="12f011cc-85fa-43f7-8890-5a287b3fb2de"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | locID |
| 14 | [1,30] | 7 | ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="566caee8-9f69-4511-8090-04ee7fcf2b5f"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ | locName |
| n/a | [0,infinity) | 10 | ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |