Zoziologie Chrome Extension

A set of tools to make your life easier on eBird and Biolovision (ornitho, faune-...)

• Zoziologie Chrome Extension
  • How to install?
  • eBird
    • Export Target as CSV
    • Search for Region as target
    • Export Trip report as CSV
      • Species Level
      • Observation Level
      • Checklist Level
    • Export Barchart
    • 4. Checklist: anchor link to species, Export GPS track and Manage location
    • Download Pictures
  • Biolovision
    • Export Species List
    • Export Summary
    • 2. Export Lit

How to install?

Install the extension directly from the chrome web store!

eBird

Export Target as CSV

Export your Target list into a comma-separated value (csv) using the new button "Download (csv)" next to "Print". The exported table contains the following columns:

rank	speciesCode	commonName	sciName	frequency	exoticCategory *
1	brant	Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	1.77%	Native

* one of Native, Naturalized, Provisional, Escapee. Note that hybrids are identifiable from commonName.

Search for Region as target

By default, in the target page, you can only search for parent region in the "For your: " list. With this extension, you can now search for any region. This is specifically useful when search target at a specific hotspot for its parent region.

Export Trip report as CSV

Export your trip report into a csv using the new button "Download (csv)" next to share and edit. Make sure to select the correct "DATA FOR:" according to what you want to download. There are three possible export:

Species Level

Each row correspond to a species.

speciesCode	category	commonName	sciName	numIndividuals	numChecklists	numPhotos	numAudio	numVideo	isLifer	numMedia	exoticCategory	isPhotoLifer	isAudioLifer
ostric2	species	Common Ostrich	Struthio camelus	9	2	0	0	0	FALSE	0		FALSE	FALSE

Observation Level

Each row correspond to a observations, which is similar to when clicking on "showing all details".

same as species level	subId	obsDt	locName	howMany
same as species level	S212383195	08.02.2025 10:20	Dassenberg Drive, Western Cape, ZA (-33.463, 18.445)	6

Checklist Level

Each row correspond to a checklist, similar to the checklists view

locId	subId	numSpecies	obsDt	obsTime	isoObsDate	subID	name	latitude	longitude	countryCode	countryName	subnational1Name	subnational1Code	isHotspot	locName	hierarchicalName	locID	lat	lng
L40063346	S212444111	1	08.Feb.25	18:25	08.02.2025 18:25	S212444111	West Coast Road, Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA (-33.586, 18.399)	-33.5855343	18.3994637	ZA	South Africa	Western Cape	ZA-WC	FALSE	West Coast Road, Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA (-33.586, 18.399)	West Coast Road, Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA (-33.586, 18.399), Western Cape, ZA	L40063346	-33.5855343	18.3994637

Export Barchart

Export a barchart data into a csv using the new button "Download (csv)" on top of the table.

First row is the normalization factor (i.e., number of checklists). There are 48 periods: 4 per months.

speciesCode	category	commonName	sciName	exoticCategory	Jan1	Jan2	...	Dec4
					247	259	...	257
bahgoo	species	Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus	N	0	0	...	0

4. Checklist: anchor link to species, Export GPS track and Manage location

• Anchor link to species: To share a specific sighting within your checklist, click on the link icon at the end of the line to copy the url of this entry on your clipboard. When opening this link, the page will automically scroll to this sighting.
• Manage location (not visible on screenshot below): A new button, next to "Edit Location" will help you to nagivate to the Location page directly.

Download Pictures

Download any photos on the Macaulay library at 2400px wide resolution (the original is only available for the author) using the new button "Download 2400".

Biolovision

Export Species List

Create csv files from Biolovision Specie List (m_id=94) pages using the csv button on the export row. This output page is selected on the last tab of the search engine page (m_id=8). The exported table contains the following columns:

number	common_name	scientific_name	latest_date	breeding	link_observation	link_stat	link_info
31	Greylag Goose	Anser anser	06.01.2020	certain	https://www.ornitho.ch/index.php?m_id=94&showback=stor&p_c=5&p_cc=-1&sp_tg=1&sp_DateSynth=02.06.2020&sp_DChoice=offset&sp_DOffset=5&sp_SChoice=species&sp_S=60&sp_PChoice=canton&sp_cC=000100110000000000000011001001100000000000000000000&sp_FChoice=list&sp_FDisplay=DATE_PLACE_SPECIES&sp_DFormat=DESC	https://www.ornitho.ch/index.php?m_id=81&frmSpecies=60&sp_tg=1&showback=stor	https://www.ornitho.ch/index.php?m_id=15&showback=stor&backlink=skip&frmSpecies=60&sp_tg=1

Export Summary

Create CSV files from Biolovision Summary (m_id=32) pages using the csv button on the export row. This output page is selected on the last tab of the search engine page (m_id=8). The exported table contains the following column:

number	common_name	observers	place	link_photo	link_observations	link_stat	link_info
~40	Greylag Geese	2 Observers	2 places	https://www.ornitho.ch/index.php?m_id=15&showback=stor&backlink=skip&y=2020&frmSpecies=60&sp_tg=1	https://www.ornitho.ch/index.php?m_id=94&showback=stor&p_c=5&p_cc=-1&sp_tg=1&sp_DateSynth=01.06.2020&sp_DChoice=range&sp_DFrom=01.06.2020&sp_DTo=01.06.2020&sp_SChoice=species&sp_S=60&sp_PChoice=canton&sp_cC=000100110000000000000011001001100000000000000000000&sp_FChoice=list&sp_FDisplay=DATE_PLACE_SPECIES&sp_DFormat=DESC	https://www.ornitho.ch/index.php?m_id=81&frmSpecies=60&showback=stor&cDate=2020-06-01

2. Export Lit

Create CSV files from Biolovision List (m_id=94) pages using the csv button on the export row. This output page is selected on the last tab of the search engine page (m_id=8). The exported table contains the following column:

date	place	place_link	number	common_name	scientific_name	remark
06.01.24	Widensolen (village) / Widensolen (68)	https://www.faune-grandest.org/index.php?m_id=52&id=1153273	2	Bécasses des bois	Scolopax rusticola	Remarque :observation de mon salon en vol

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