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SpeciesFYI
speciesfyi.com · npm
Cross-kingdom species taxonomy. Full Linnaean hierarchy, NCBI integration, country-level distribution, conservation status.
Embed species, birds, fish, plants, and dinosaurs in any website. One ecosystem, 5 npm packages, IUCN conservation status, 15 languages.
Zero dependencies. Shadow DOM. 4 themes. Backed by IUCN, eBird, POWO, FishBase, Paleobiology Database. Free CDN.
Each site powers one widget package backed by authoritative biodiversity sources.
speciesfyi.com · npm
Cross-kingdom species taxonomy. Full Linnaean hierarchy, NCBI integration, country-level distribution, conservation status.
11,251 birds · orders, families · eBird taxonomy · IUCN Red List status · migration patterns · habitat info.
Marine + freshwater fish. WoRMS taxonomy, FishBase integration, habitat (pelagic/benthic), conservation, commercial fisheries.
379,774 plants · POWO + Kew Gardens · cultivation tips · hardiness zones · uses (edible/medicinal/ornamental) · taxonomy.
6,142 dinosaurs · The Paleobiology Database · geological eras (Triassic/Jurassic/Cretaceous) · clade tree · fossil sites · size comparisons.
fyipedia.com · umbrella ecosystem
Nature FYI is one of 11 FYI Families. Browse 53+ sites, 1M+ records, and a unified developer toolchain at FYIPedia →
Add a script tag, drop a div with a data attribute, refresh. Each widget fetches from the corresponding API and renders inside a Shadow DOM.
<!-- 1. Load one or more embed scripts (zero deps) -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/birdfyi-embed@1/dist/embed.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/plantfyi-embed@1/dist/embed.min.js"></script>
<!-- 2. Drop widgets anywhere on your page -->
<div data-birdfyi="entity" data-slug="bald-eagle"></div>
<div data-plantfyi="entity" data-slug="oak"></div>Each site aggregates from authoritative sources: BirdFYI uses IUCN Red List + eBird taxonomy (11,251 species). PlantFYI integrates POWO + Kew Gardens (379,774 plants). FishFYI uses FishBase + WoRMS marine registry. DinoFYI references The Paleobiology Database (6,142 dinosaurs). SpeciesFYI cross-links across kingdoms via NCBI Taxonomy.
Yes. Widgets show current IUCN Red List status (LC/NT/VU/EN/CR/EW/EX) and CITES Appendix listings where applicable. Data refreshes quarterly. Color-coded badges for quick visual scanning.
Yes — free for educational, commercial, and personal use under MIT license. Widgets include taxonomy hierarchy, distribution data, habitat info, and conservation status. Each widget shows a "Powered by [site]" backlink — the only requirement.
Yes. Set data-lang attribute or default to browser Accept-Language. Supported: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi.
Each Nature FYI site has dedicated domain depth: BirdFYI optimizes for ornithology queries. PlantFYI specializes in botany with hardiness zones. FishFYI covers marine + freshwater. DinoFYI provides paleontology context. The family ecosystem cross-links related concepts (e.g., extinct species → DinoFYI; conservation → BirdFYI/FishFYI).