# clonecho Wildlife Observations (iNaturalist)

> clonecho Wildlife Observations (iNaturalist) is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns recent verifiable citizen-science wildlife observations from iNaturalist, filtered by taxon name.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/wildlife-observations
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/clonecho-wildlife-observations-inaturalist-7fb6ff0a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_jngMa4MmobYeAbkL-oOlz

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability clonecho-wildlife-observations-inaturalist-7fb6ff0a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull recent verified iNaturalist wildlife observations for red-tailed hawks? I want to see what citizen scientists have been reporting.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need recent, real-world wildlife observation data from citizen scientists for a specific taxon, especially when you want iNaturalist-sourced, verifiable sighting records. Prefer this over static species databases when recency and geographic distribution of actual sightings matter.

## Known failure modes

- No observations found for an obscure or misspelled taxon name
- Empty result set if the taxon has no recent verified observations
- Invalid or missing q parameter returns an error or empty response
- Rate limiting or payment failure (x402) if USDC not available
- Taxon name ambiguity may return broader or unrelated taxa results

## How this service works

SCIENCE: recent verifiable citizen-science wildlife observations from iNaturalist. ?q=taxon. Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON array of recent verifiable citizen-science wildlife observations sourced from iNaturalist, filtered by the specified taxon. Each record likely includes species name, observation date, location, and verification status.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/clonecho-wildlife-observations-inaturalist-7fb6ff0a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from clonecho.builda.company](https://www.zero.xyz/host/clonecho.builda.company/llms.txt)