About GBIF (biodiversity occurrences)
Match a species name to the GBIF backbone, then pull occurrence records by country, year range and coordinates, with dataset and basis of record. The primary source for distribution and phenology studies.
Questions you can ask GBIF
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once GBIF is connected.
“Where has the brown bear been recorded in Sweden since 2020?”
What comes back: Occurrence records with date, locality, coordinates, dataset and basis of record, plus the total count.
“Resolve "Vanessa atalanta" to a taxon key and count records per year in Norway.”
What comes back: The GBIF backbone match with classification, then year-filtered occurrence counts.
GBIF MCP tools
The 2 tools the GBIF server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
gbif_match_speciesResolve a scientific or common name to GBIF taxon keys (backbone taxonomy).
gbif_search_occurrencesOccurrence records for a taxon key (or free-text q), optionally by country (ISO2), year range, and whether coordinates exist.
Using GBIF in Kahubi
- Hosted by Kahubi. Kahubi runs this server itself so it stays reliable enough for research use.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to GBIF.
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