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Created by
user-ad27b, last updated on Mar 02, 2009
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Description
Returns a list of all bird species (along with their most recent sighting and location) in a given area.
Base URL
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent
Example
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/geo/recent?lng=-76.507416&lat=42.45994
Parameter Descriptions
parameter |
required |
default |
value options |
example value |
description |
status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="cb283691-4edd-4a31-a4e8-9be48caed75c"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
lat |
y |
n/a |
[-90,90] |
42.46 |
decimal latitude |
|
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="4f759b3c-7bd0-4768-a681-3ab5ad6f2884"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
lng |
y |
n/a |
[-180,180] |
-76.51 |
decimal longitude |
|
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="8e4e9747-fbe4-48f0-9aad-645f196dc4c0"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
dist |
|
25 |
[0,50] |
15 |
distance defining area of interest from given lat/lng in kilometers |
|
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="5f8feb20-d83c-414f-8a44-54c39a0aa60f"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
back |
|
14 |
[1,30] |
7 |
the number of days back to look for observations |
|
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="b9a1ba4d-1474-446b-8dfb-a2a761620d8e"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ |
maxResults |
|
unlimited |
[1,10000] |
10 |
the maximum number of result rows to return in this request; to get all results do not include this parameter |
|
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> |
detail |
|
simple |
simple, full |
simple |
|
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locale |
|
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 |
|
json |
json |
json |
format of the response |
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Results
General result comments
Format
General format notes.
JSON
[{"howMany":"39","lat":42.4791969,"locID":"L97555","locName":"Sapsucker
Woods","commonName":"Mallard","lng":-76.4513778,"scientificName":"Anas
platyrhynchos","obsDt":"Mar 2,
2009"},{"howMany":"8","lat":42.4791969,"locID":"L97555","locName":"Sapsucker
Woods","commonName":"Mourning
Dove","lng":-76.4513778,"scientificName":"Zenaida
macroura","obsDt":"Mar 2, 2009"}]