Details and Options
ResourceFunction["INaturalistSearch"] utilizes
iNaturalist's API to find observations of species and taxa.
The
query can be specified using a taxon (as a string,
Entity or an
ExternalIdentifier for a Wikidata ID) or by
All to include all possible taxa in the search.
ResourceFunction["INaturalistSearch"][query] is equivalent to ResourceFunction["INaturalistSearch"][query,"Dataset"].
Supported properties for ResourceFunction["INaturalistSearch"] include:
"Count" | total count of taxa observations of the specified query |
"Dataset" | dataset with taxa observations of the specified query |
"SimplifiedDataset" | simplified dataset with taxa observations of the specified query |
"RawData" | raw data of taxa observations of the specified query |
ResourceFunction["INaturalistSearch"] accepts the same options as
Dataset for the "SimplifiedDataset" property.
Other options supported by ResourceFunction["INaturalistSearch"] include:
MaxItems | 200 | number of observations to return |
Page | 1 | page of the observations to return |
ObservationGeoRange | {{-90, 90}, {-180, 180}} | geographic range of the observations |
ObservationDateRange | {DateObject[{1700}],Today} | date range of the observations |
The following "QualityGrade" option specifications can be given:
"Research" | observations with research grade |
"NeedsID" | observations that need identification |
"Casual" | casual observations |
The following "HasImage" option specifications can be given:
True | observations with images |
False | observations without images |
The following "HasAudio" option specifications can be given:
True | observations with audio |
False | observations without audio |
The following "LifeStage" option specifications can be given:
"Egg" | observations of eggs |
"Adult" | observations of adult specimens |
"Teneral" | observations of teneral specimens |
"Pupa" | observations of pupa specimens |
"Nymph" | observations of nymph specimens |
"Larva" | observations of larva specimens |
"Subimago" | observations of subimago specimens |
"Juvenile" | observations of juvenile specimens |
The following "Sex" option specifications can be given:
"Male" | observations of male specimens |
"Female" | observations of female specimens |
The following "PlantPhenology" option specifications can be given:
"Flowering" | observations of flowering plant specimens |
"Fruiting" | observations of fruiting plant specimens |
"FlowerBudding" | observations of flower budding plant specimens |
"NoEvidenceOfFlowering" | observations without evidence of flowering plant specimens |
The following "Alive" option specifications can be given:
True | observations of alive specimens |
False | observations of inert specimens |
"CannotBeDetermined" | observations of unconfirmed alive specimens |
The following "Threatened" option specifications can be given:
True | observations of threatened taxa |
False | observations without threatened taxa |
The following "Endemic" option specifications can be given:
True | observations of endemic taxa |
False | observations without endemic taxa |
The following "Native" option specifications can be given:
True | observations of native taxa |
False | observations without native taxa |
The following "Introduced" option specifications can be given:
True | observations of introduced taxa |
False | observations without introduced taxa |
The following "Captive" option specifications can be given:
True | observations of captive taxa |
False | observations without captive taxa |
ResourceFunction["INaturalistSearch"] does not include observations with missing geographic coordinates.