eBird MCP Server

Combine eBird with AI: Build Your Personal Bird Observation Assistant

This project integrates the eBird API with an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server, enabling you to query bird observation data via natural language directly inside Claude's chat window.

- eBird API Key: Create an eBird account and request an API key.
- Claude Desktop App: Download and install the Claude Desktop application.
- InstallPython(See thistutorial).

git clone git@github.com:siansiansu/ebird-mcp-server.git cd ebird-mcp-server

{ "mcpServers": { "ebird-api": { "command": "/absolute/path/to/python", "args": [ "/absolute/path/to/ebird-mcp-server/server.py" ], "env": { "EBIRD_API_KEY": "your-ebird-api-key" } } } }

- command: Absolute path to your Python executable.
- args: Absolute path toserver.py.
- EBIRD_API_KEY: Your eBird API key.

After saving the configuration, restart the Claude Desktop app. It will automatically launch and manage the MCP server.

Open a chat in Claude and use any of the example prompts (or your own) to query eBird data.

Here are example prompts you can use to query data. The AI will decide when to call the eBird MCP Server, or you can explicitly instruct it to do so.

What birds have been seen recently in Budai, Chiayi?

Are there any recent records of Black-faced Spoonbill in Tainan?

What rare birds have been reported recently in Hsinchu?

List the top 100 eBird contributors in Taipei on June 26, 2025.

Show all checklists submitted in Kaohsiung on June 15, 2024.

Provide the latest checklists submitted in Tainan.

Summarize all observation checklists in New Taipei on June 20, 2024.

Show details for checklist ID S12345678.

List birding hotspots within 5 km of my current location.

Provide the eBird taxonomy data for Black-faced Spoonbill.

List all subspecies of White-breasted Waterhen.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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