Examples

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Parameters


For the EBIRD dataService, only the EBIRD data collection will be available initially (i.e., all the data used for unrestricted, normal eBird clones). When the eBird application begins to use this API to generate frequency histograms, we will need to expand the list of EBIRD collections to include DOD, CKWRI, GCBO. The reason for this is that these clones use datasets other than the standard unrestricted eBird dataset that most clones for their output.

 

parameter group

description

parameter name

implementation status

values

example value

default

service

required

dataService

deployed

AKN, EBIRD (i.e. this tells which warehouse to utilize)

AKN

none

location

required

location

deployed

One of eBird standard subnational1 codes , 2-letter ISO codes, integers 1-66, ebird subnat2 codes

US-FL

none

 

required

locationType

deployed

One of subnational1,country,bcr,subnational2

subnational1

none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

period


  • if specified, both must be provided
  • constraint beginYear <= endYear

 

 

 

 

 

 

optional

beginYear

deployed

defines beginning of period of interest, in YYYY format

2000

1900

 

optional

endYear

deployed

defines end of period of interest, in YYYY format

2000

2008 (i.e., current year)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

collection

  • defines dataset(s) of interest
  • required
  • may be comma separated list of collection codes

collection

deployed (single collection); support for multiple collections not yet deployed/implemented

AKN collection codes, eBird project IDs; initially there will be no away to request the entirety of AKN data as a collection

valid collection codes for AKN dataService:
ARCTICSURVEY, BBS, Banding, GBBC, HawkCount, KBMNPC, LACP, LBMP, MBW, MMP, PFW, PIF_CA_AREA, PIF_CA_PC, PRBO-PC, RMBO-SS, RMBO_PT, EBIRD, EBIRD_AK, EBIRD_BCN, EBIRD_CA, EBIRD_CAN, EBIRD_CBW, EBIRD_CUBA, EBIRD_GCBO, EBIRD_HISP, EBIRD_KLAM_SISK, EBIRD_LWBA, EBIRD_MA, EBIRD_MEX, EBIRD_NY, EBIRD_PR, EBIRD_PRIMIG, EBIRD_TX, EBIRD_USVI, EBIRD_VT, EBIRD_WI

valid collection codes for EBIRD dataservice:
EBIRD

EBIRD_PR,BBS

none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

species

optional

species

not implemented

  • defines species of interest * either "all" or scientific name of single species of interest; we will handle lists of species at a later date

Sialia sialis

all

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

format

optional

format

not implemented

What format is response?
"csv" = comma separated values
"img" = returns image for single species; valid only when single species is requested; implemented at a later date
"xml"

csv

csv

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

output

optional

output

"f" implemented; "c" not implemented

  • What to return as values in csv and xml formats.
  • "f" = returns frequency (float, 0.0-1.0)
    "c" = returns category (integer, 1-5)

f

f

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

locale

optional

locale

not implemented

  • defines language to use for common names
  • Java standard locale code

en_US

en_US