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Simple Result Fields
Field (JSON) | Field (XML) | Description |
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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 |
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Example Responses
XML
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<?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
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[{
"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"
}]
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