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Returns a list of all species in the eBird taxonomy with category='species'for the given combination of categories. The default category is "species". Any scientific name in this list with the category of 'species' may be used as a parameter in appropriate service calls that take scientific name as a parameter (sci). Any scientific name not in this list will be rejected by these services at this time.
This is part of the eBird version 1.1 API.
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http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/ebird/species
Examples
Minimal:
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/ebird
Fully specified:
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/ebird?cat=subspecies
http:/species
/ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/ebird?cat=subspecies&cat=species
Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Name | Required | Default | Value Options | Example Value | Description |
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cat | no | species | any combination of: subspecies,slash,domestic,species,spuh,hybrid | hybrid | Category |