warbleR (version 1.0.1)

querxc: Access Xeno Canto recordings and metadata

Description

querxc download recordings and metadata from Xeno Canto.

Usage

querxc(qword, download = FALSE)

Arguments

qword

Character vector of length one indicating the genus or genus and species (for example "Phaethornis" or "Phaethornis longirostris") to query Xeno Canto database.

download

Logical argument, downloads recording file names and associated metadata if FALSE. If TRUE, recordings are downloaded to working directory as .mp3 files. Default is FALSE.

Value

• Data frame with recording information, or .mp3 files.

Examples

X <- querxc("Phaethornis anthophilus", download = FALSE)
querxc("Phaethornis anthophilus", download = TRUE)