Find species id codes by searching for scientific, English and French species names.
search_species(name = NULL, show = "names", authority = NULL)Character. The species name to search for
Character. Either "all" or "names" (default). Whether to return all taxonomic information or only a subset with species names
Character. If not NULL (default), return the alphanumeric code associated with avian species for this taxonomic authority.
Data frame of species ids and taxonomic information
species_search() is deprecated in favour of search_species()
# Show all ids
search_species()
#> # A tibble: 37,391 × 5
#> species_id scientific_name english_name french_name taxon_group
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 0 N/A No observations Aucune obs… BIRDS
#> 2 10 Tinamus major Great Tinamou Grand Tina… BIRDS
#> 3 20 Nothocercus bonapartei Highland Tinamou Tinamou de… BIRDS
#> 4 30 Crypturellus soui Little Tinamou Tinamou so… BIRDS
#> 5 40 Crypturellus cinnamomeus Thicket Tinamou Tinamou ca… BIRDS
#> 6 50 Crypturellus boucardi Slaty-breasted T… Tinamou de… BIRDS
#> 7 60 Crypturellus kerriae Choco Tinamou Tinamou de… BIRDS
#> 8 70 Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Whis… Dendrocygn… BIRDS
#> 9 80 Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Wh… Dendrocygn… BIRDS
#> 10 90 Dendrocygna arborea West Indian Whis… Dendrocygn… BIRDS
#> # ℹ 37,381 more rows
search_species("chickadee")
#> # A tibble: 21 × 5
#> species_id scientific_name english_name french_name taxon_group
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 14270 Poecile carolinensis Carolina Ch… Mésange de… BIRDS
#> 2 14280 Poecile atricapillus Black-cappe… Mésange à … BIRDS
#> 3 14290 Poecile gambeli Mountain Ch… Mésange de… BIRDS
#> 4 14300 Poecile sclateri Mexican Chi… Mésange gr… BIRDS
#> 5 14310 Poecile rufescens Chestnut-ba… Mésange à … BIRDS
#> 6 14320 Poecile hudsonicus Boreal Chic… Mésange à … BIRDS
#> 7 14330 Poecile cinctus Gray-headed… Mésange la… BIRDS
#> 8 14388 Paridae sp. Chickadee sp Mésange sp. BIRDS
#> 9 40668 Poecile carolinensis x atric… Carolina x … Hybride Mé… BIRDS
#> 10 40669 Poecile carolinensis/atricap… Carolina/Bl… Mésange de… BIRDS
#> # ℹ 11 more rows
search_species("black-capped chickadee")
#> # A tibble: 4 × 5
#> species_id scientific_name english_name french_name taxon_group
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 14280 Poecile atricapillus Black-cappe… Mésange à … BIRDS
#> 2 40668 Poecile carolinensis x atrica… Carolina x … Hybride Mé… BIRDS
#> 3 40669 Poecile carolinensis/atricapi… Carolina/Bl… Mésange de… BIRDS
#> 4 44466 Poecile atricapillus x Baeolo… Black-cappe… Hybride Mé… BIRDS
# Add alphanumeric code for BSCDATA authority
search_species("black-capped chickadee", authority = "BSCDATA")
#> # A tibble: 4 × 6
#> species_id scientific_name english_name french_name taxon_group BSCDATA
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 14280 Poecile atricapillus Black-cappe… Mésange à … BIRDS BCCH
#> 2 40668 Poecile carolinensis … Carolina x … Hybride Mé… BIRDS NA
#> 3 40669 Poecile carolinensis/… Carolina/Bl… Mésange de… BIRDS NA
#> 4 44466 Poecile atricapillus … Black-cappe… Hybride Mé… BIRDS NA
# Show all taxonomic information
search_species("black-capped chickadee", show = "all")
#> # A tibble: 4 × 17
#> species_id concept_id scientific_name species_status added_dt english_name
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 14280 B1F0CC82E34E4… Poecile atrica… 1 NA Black-cappe…
#> 2 40668 1B9B3DE6A6DF3… Poecile caroli… 4 NA Carolina x …
#> 3 40669 F648AB60F9512… Poecile caroli… 2 NA Carolina/Bl…
#> 4 44466 6D7E1C1DDFBA4… Poecile atrica… 4 NA Black-cappe…
#> # ℹ 11 more variables: french_name <chr>, phylum <chr>,
#> # family_french_name <chr>, group_id <dbl>, order_taxon <chr>,
#> # taxon_group <chr>, sort_order <int>, class <chr>, family_name <chr>,
#> # concept_source <chr>, family_english_name <chr>
# Using the codes
nc_count(species = 14280)
#> Without a username, using 'show = "all"'
#> Using filters: species (14280)
#> # A tibble: 235 × 4
#> collection akn_level access nrecords
#> <chr> <int> <chr> <int>
#> 1 ABATLAS1 5 full 1314
#> 2 ABATLAS2 5 full 3772
#> 3 ABBIRDRECS 5 full 2931
#> 4 BBS 5 full 39794
#> 5 BBS50-CAN 5 full 53086
#> 6 BBS50-US-EAST 5 full 62460
#> 7 BBS50-US-WEST 5 full 55936
#> 8 BCATLAS1BE_DO 5 full 447
#> 9 BCATLAS1BE_RAW 5 full 3616
#> 10 BCATLAS1BE_SUMM 5 full 1553
#> # ℹ 225 more rows