EBird Get Taxon Groups
Get the list of bird taxonomic groups from eBird (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Returns all bird groups (e.g., Waterfowl, Raptors, Owls, Hummingbirds, Woodpeckers, Sparrows) with their taxonomic order bounds. Two grouping systems are available: 'merlin' (simplified groups used in the Merlin Bird ID app, ~30 groups) and 'ebird' (full eBird taxonomy groups, ~217 groups). Each group has a name, display order, and taxon order bounds that map to species in the full taxonomy. Useful for categorizing s…
Overview
Get the list of bird taxonomic groups from eBird (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Returns all bird groups (e.g., Waterfowl, Raptors, Owls, Hummingbirds, Woodpeckers, Sparrows) with their taxonomic order bounds. Two grouping systems are available: 'merlin' (simplified groups used in the Merlin Bird ID app, ~30 groups) and 'ebird' (full eBird taxonomy groups, ~217 groups). Each group has a name, display order, and taxon order bounds that map to species in the full taxonomy. Useful for categorizing species into familiar bird groups. Can be localized to different languages. No API key required.
Schema
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Examples (1)
Default EBird Get Taxon Groups call
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Identifiers
- Catalog ID
- tu_eBird_get_taxon_groups
- Tool name
- eBird_get_taxon_groups
- Added
- 2026-05-01 00:58Z
- Tags
- tooluniverse