MCP server

Ebird

io.github.pipeworx-io/ebird

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

eBird MCP — Cornell Lab of Ornithology citizen-science bird observations

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

47

Token cost

About 27,286 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http ebird https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.ebird]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"ebird":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"ebird":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"ebird":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add ebird https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"ebird","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"ebird","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp"}

Tools

• find_species ~105 tokens
  Search the eBird taxonomy by common or scientific name. Returns the eBird species code needed by the observation tools.
• list_subregions ~180 tokens
  Child regions of a parent. region_type is "country", "subnational1" (states/provinces), or "subnational2" (counties). parent_region_code uses eBird codes ("world", "US", "US-CA").
• nearby_observations ~256 tokens
  Recent BIRD sightings within a radius of a given latitude/longitude — eBird is a birds-only database and needs numeric lat/lon coordinates (not a place name). Useful for "what birds are around this location right now."
• recent_notable ~172 tokens
  Only notable (rare / out-of-range / first-of-season) sightings in a region. Sometimes the most interesting subset.
• recent_observations ~270 tokens
  Recent bird sightings in a region. region_code is the eBird identifier — countries are 2-letter ("US", "GB"), states "US-CA", counties "US-CA-075", and birding hotspots use the "L<id>" code from eBird (e.g., "L99381"). Optionally filter to one species.

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