top_species
Pack: inaturalist · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/mcp
Most-frequently-observed species in a place over a date range. Auto-resolves place name to place_id. Returns ranked species with observation counts and taxonomic info. Great for “what wildlife lives here?” questions.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
place | string | yes | Place name (country, state, park, etc.) |
year | number | no | Restrict to a specific year (optional) |
per_page | number | no | Top-N species (1-50, default 20) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"top_species","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"inaturalist": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/inaturalist/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.