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Result Fields
These core fields are included for all detail levels (simple and full).
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
| No Format |
|---|
<?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
| No Format |
|---|
[{
"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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