Returns a list of all bird species seen within a nearby area, along with their most recent sighting date and specific location.
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent
Example
Basic:
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.51&lat=42.46
Fully specified:
parameter |
required |
default |
value options |
example value |
description |
status |
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lat |
y |
n/a |
[-90,90] |
42.46 |
decimal latitude, no more than two decimal places of precision to facilitate caching |
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lng |
y |
n/a |
[-180,180] |
-76.51 |
decimal longitude, no more than two decimal places of precision to facilitate caching |
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dist |
|
25 |
[0,50] |
15 |
distance defining area of interest from given lat/lng in kilometers |
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back |
|
14 |
[1,30] |
7 |
the number of days back to look for observations |
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maxResults |
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[1,10000] |
10 |
the maximum number of result rows to return in this request; to get all results do not include this parameter |
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detail |
|
simple |
simple, full |
simple |
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locale |
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en_US |
Java standard locale codes |
fr_CA |
Language/locale of response (when translations are available). See http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html. |
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fmt |
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json |
json |
json |
format of the response |
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See the page on Result Field Descriptions for Raw Data Services