Occurrence records document evidence of a named organism in nature. Through this portal, you can search, view and download records that are published through the GBIF network.
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This map shows the density of all 702,524,219 georeferenced occurrence records published through the GBIF network.
To explore the records, zoom into the map or click on the links above and add further filters to customize search results.
The following provides a summary of number of records per kingdom. Further filters, such as a location or temporal filter, may be applied when exploring the data.
Records may originate from a variety of means, such as a scientist collecting a specimen or an individual recording the sighting of an organism. This is classified by the Darwin Core basisOfRecord standard.
This visualization shows the growth in occurrences recorded after 1900. GBIF provides access to many older records, and you can add date range filters to search content for any period.
For example, here is a filtered view for records between 1850 and 1950.