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INaturalist Get Species Counts

Get species observation counts from iNaturalist for a given taxon group or location. Returns a ranked list of species by number of observations, showing which species are most frequently observed. Useful for biodiversity assessments, understanding species abundance, and identifying common species in an area. Example: species counts for Delphinidae (taxon 41479) returns bottlenose dolphin, common dolphin, etc. ranked by observations.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 106msCortexa

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Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "per_page": {
      "description": "Number of species to return (1-500, default 20).",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "place_id": {
      "description": "Place ID to filter by location. Example: 10211 (Yellowstone).",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "quality_grade": {
      "description": "Quality filter: 'research', 'needs_id', or 'casual'. Default: 'research'.",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "taxon_id": {
      "description": "Parent taxon ID to get species counts within. Examples: 41479 (Delphinidae - dolphins), 41944 (Panthera - big cats), 47126 (Sequoioideae - redwoods).",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default INaturalist Get Species Counts call

public-safeinput

{}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_iNaturalist_get_species_counts
Tool name: iNaturalist_get_species_counts
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

INaturalist Get Species Counts

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 106msCortexa

Schema

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

{ "properties": { "per_page": { "description": "Number of species to return (1-500, default 20).", "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "place_id": { "description": "Place ID to filter by location. Example: 10211 (Yellowstone).", "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "quality_grade": { "description": "Quality filter: 'research', 'needs_id', or 'casual'. Default: 'research'.", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "taxon_id": { "description": "Parent taxon ID to get species counts within. Examples: 41479 (Delphinidae - dolphins), 41944 (Panthera - big cats), 47126 (Sequoioideae - redwoods).", "type": [ "integer", "null" ] } }, "required": [], "type": "object" }