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eBird MCP Server

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eBird MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to the eBird API 2.0.

Setup

1. Get an eBird API Key

Get your API key at: https://ebird.org/api/keygen

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Build

npm run build

4. Configure Claude Code

Add the server to your Claude Code configuration:

claude mcp add ebird -e EBIRD_API_KEY=your_api_key_here -- node /Users/youruser/ebird-mcp/dist/index.js

Or manually add to your Claude Code settings (.claude/settings.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ebird": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/youruser/ebird-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "EBIRD_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Available Tools

Observations

Tool

Description

get_recent_observations

Get recent bird observations in a region

get_notable_observations

Get recent notable/rare observations

get_species_observations

Get observations of a specific species

get_nearby_observations

Get observations near a lat/lng

get_nearby_species_observations

Get species observations near a location

get_nearest_species_observations

Find nearest locations with a species

get_nearby_notable_observations

Get notable observations near a location

get_historic_observations

Get observations from a specific date

Products

Tool

Description

get_top_100

Get top 100 contributors on a date

get_recent_checklists

Get recently submitted checklists

get_checklists_on_date

Get checklists from a specific date

get_regional_statistics

Get stats for a region on a date

get_species_list

Get all species recorded in a region

get_checklist

Get details of a specific checklist

Reference Data

Tool

Description

get_adjacent_regions

Get neighboring regions

get_hotspots_in_region

Get birding hotspots in a region

get_nearby_hotspots

Get hotspots near a location

get_hotspot_info

Get info about a specific hotspot

get_taxonomy

Get the eBird taxonomy

get_taxonomic_forms

Get subspecies for a species

get_taxa_locales

Get available language codes

get_taxonomy_versions

Get taxonomy versions

get_taxonomic_groups

Get species groups

get_region_info

Get info about a region

get_sub_regions

Get sub-regions within a region

Region Codes

  • Country: 2-letter code (e.g., US, CA, GB)

  • State/Province: Country-State (e.g., US-NY, CA-BC)

  • County: Country-State-County (e.g., US-NY-109)

  • Location: L-code (e.g., L99381)

Species Codes

Species use 6-letter codes (e.g., cangoo for Canada Goose, barswa for Barn Swallow). Use get_taxonomy to find codes.

Install Server
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Maintenance

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