GBIF Species Occurrence Feed Screensaver
The GBIF Species Occurrence Feed screensaver streams real species occurrence records aggregated from museums and citizen science worldwide. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the GBIF Species Occurrence Feed screensaver works
The saver reads real recent occurrence records from GBIF's own public API, sorted by event date.
Each entry shows a real scientific name, kingdom and reporting country.
The pipeline refreshes the feed regularly as new records are indexed.
No key is required for this key-less public endpoint.
A worked example
A real occurrence record for a real species observed in a real country scrolls past exactly as reported to GBIF's aggregated index.
Settings & tips
- Records blend real museum specimens with real citizen-science sightings.
- Accent recolours the ticker text.
- GBIF aggregates data from thousands of real institutional providers.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real biodiversity data?
- Yes — real occurrence records from GBIF's aggregated index.
- Is a key needed?
- No. GBIF's occurrence search API is fully key-less.
- Is this the same as iNaturalist?
- GBIF aggregates iNaturalist and many other real sources, including museum specimens.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.