BirdNET+ Taxonomy

v0.1-Mar2026

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The BirdNET taxonomy dataset contains structured metadata for 13967 species, including scientific and common names, taxonomy, external identifiers, observation counts, descriptions, images, and translations in 419 languages. Version v0.1-Mar2026.

CSV

Flat tabular format. One row per species, one column per field. Common names for each locale are in separate columns. Easy to open in Excel, R, pandas, or any spreadsheet tool.

10.9 MB

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JSON

Structured format with nested common names per locale. Ideal for programmatic use, web applications, or integration with other tools and APIs.

81.1 MB

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ZIP

Both CSV and JSON bundled in a single compressed archive.

26.4 MB

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What's included

Identifiers — BirdNET ID, iNaturalist, eBird, GBIF, NCBI, Avibase, BirdLife, Macaulay Library, Xeno-Canto
Taxonomy — scientific name, common name, taxon group
Observations — iNaturalist observation counts
Descriptions — species descriptions with source attribution
Images — image URLs, attribution, and license info
Translations — common names in 419 languages

API access

You can also query the data programmatically via the REST API.