ebird_taxonomy: eBird Taxonomy

In mstrimas/auk: eBird Data Processing with AWK

Description

A simplified version of the taxonomy used by eBird. Includes proper species as well as various other categories such as spuh (e.g. duck sp.) and slash (e.g. American Black Duck/Mallard). This taxonomy is based on the Clements Checklist, which is updated annually, typically in the late summer.

Usage

ebird_taxonomy

Format

A data frame with six variables and 15,251 rows:

• category: whether the entry is for a species or another field-identifiable taxon, such as spuh, slash, hybrid, etc.

• species_code: a unique alphanumeric code identifying each species.

• name_common: the common name of the species as used in eBird.

• name_scientific: the scientific name of the species.

• order: the scientific name of the order that the species belongs to.

• family: the family of the species, in the form "Parulidae (New World Warblers)".

For further details, see http://help.ebird.org/customer/en/portal/articles/1006825-the-ebird-taxonomy

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