Interesting taxa in iNaturalist

Here are some code-and-documentation examples of accessing and visualising iNaturalist observations with R and Python.

(c) JR Ferrer-Paris, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Birds of prey

Accipitriformes, Falconiformes and Cathartiformes
Python
global
aves
plotly
Here is a summary of my observations of birds of prey that are currently in iNaturalist, with regular updates comming each time I do a field trip or excursion. This post…
Feb 19, 2026
José R. Ferrer-Paris
(c) JR Ferrer-Paris, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Bee-utiful world!

Anthophila
Python
global
Apoidea
plotly
My daughter loves bees and bees love her. A colony of bees nested on our house when she was about to be born, and we have this family connection with them. Always when I see…
Feb 14, 2026
José R. Ferrer-Paris
(c) JR Ferrer-Paris, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Frailejones de los Páramos: mis observaciones en iNaturalist

Subtribu Espeletiinae (Asteraceae)
Python
Venezuela
Colombia
Asteraceae
Siento una conección especial con los frailejones (Espeletiinae), un grupo de plantas endémicas de los Páramos de Venezuela, Colombia y Ecuador. Durante mis estudios de…
Feb 11, 2026
José R. Ferrer-Paris
(c) JR Ferrer-Paris, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Curious curlews

Python
global
Aves
Perú
South Africa
Venezuela
Australia
QLD
The stone-curlews, dikkops and thick-knees, belong to the family Burhinidae. There are 10 species distributed throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world. Most…
Dec 22, 2025
José R. Ferrer-Paris
(c) JR Ferrer-Paris, some rights reserved (CC BY)

All my Butterfly observations around the world

Papilionoidea
Python
global
Papilionoidea
One of my beloved subjects of iNat explorations are the butterflies. I have a long story with them: during my biology studies I worked with endemic Brown butterflies…
Jul 22, 2025
José R. Ferrer-Paris
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