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"
      }
    }
  }
}

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.