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GBIF Get Species

Get detailed species information from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) by its taxon key. Returns the full taxonomic record including scientific name, authorship, rank, full classification (kingdom through species), taxonomic status, basionym, vernacular name, and number of descendant taxa. Use GBIF_search_species first to find taxon keys. Example: key 2435099 returns Puma concolor (puma) with full classification from Animalia to Puma concolor.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 110msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 110ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "speciesKey": {
      "description": "GBIF species/taxon key. Examples: 2435099 (Puma concolor / puma), 2878688 (Quercus robur / English oak), 5219404 (Canis lupus / wolf), 2480528 (Homo sapiens), 2495662 (Aquila chrysaetos / golden eagle). Use GBIF_search_species to find keys.",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "speciesKey"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default GBIF Get Species call

public-safeinput

{
  "speciesKey": 1
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_GBIF_get_species
Tool name: GBIF_get_species
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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