# GBIF Species Occurrence Records Lookup

> GBIF Species Occurrence Records Lookup 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 georeferenced species-occurrence records from GBIF (2B+ records) for a given species name query

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/species-occurrences
- 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/gbif-species-occurrence-records-lookup-61e995dc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_nl0ImW9bnLhqbCmY48NWj

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 gbif-species-occurrence-records-lookup-61e995dc -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull georeferenced occurrence records from GBIF for Panthera leo — I want to see where lions have been observed?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need georeferenced biodiversity occurrence data drawn from GBIF's 2B+ record database — ideal for ecological research, species distribution mapping, conservation analysis, or any workflow needing real-world sighting coordinates for a named species. Prefer this over generic web search when structured, machine-readable occurrence JSON is required.

## Known failure modes

- Species name not found or misspelled returns empty results or error
- Ambiguous common name may return unexpected species
- GBIF data gaps may mean sparse records for rare or under-surveyed species
- Request timeout for very common species with millions of records
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402 or 429 status

## How this service works

SCIENCE: georeferenced species-occurrence records from GBIF (2B+ records). ?q=species name. Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON array of georeferenced species-occurrence records sourced from GBIF, including observation coordinates, locality data, taxonomy, and related metadata for the queried species name.

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