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Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library MCP Connector for Claude

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Access the world's largest archive of animal sounds and videos. Search for species media, browse recent uploads, and retrieve detailed metadata for bird and wildlife assets.

3 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This MCP server allows AI agents to query a massive scientific database of bird and wildlife media, providing direct access to millions of photos, audio recordings, and videos.

What you can do

  • Search Media — Find specific media assets by species (taxon code), location, contributor, or media type (photo, audio, video).
  • Recent Uploads — Track the latest wildlife media submissions globally or filtered by specific country or subnational region codes.
  • Asset Metadata — Retrieve deep technical and scientific details for any specific cataloged asset using its unique ML Catalog Number.
  • Scientific Research — Leverage structured data for ornithological studies, biodiversity monitoring, or educational content creation.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your eBird API Token
  3. Start exploring wildlife media from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Researchers & Scientists — quickly gather media datasets for specific species or regions for biodiversity analysis.
  • Educators & Content Creators — find high-quality, scientifically-vetted media for lessons or nature-focused projects.
  • Birders & Enthusiasts — explore recent sightings and study species vocalizations and plumages directly through an AI assistant.
ornithologywildlife-mediaebirdnature-photographybioacoustics

3 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_asset

Retrieve detailed metadata for a specific media asset

search_media

Search for media assets in the Macaulay Library

get_recent_media

Retrieve the most recently uploaded media assets

See how to talk to your AI agent using Macaulay Library.

Search for photos of the House Sparrow (houhou) in the Macaulay Library.

I've found several photos of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Here are the most recent assets, including ML Catalog Numbers 614523011 and 614522981, both captured recently in North America.

Show me the most recent wildlife media uploaded from Brazil (BR).

Fetching recent media from Brazil... I found 20 new assets, including a variety of bird vocalizations and photos of endemic species like the Saffron Toucanet and various Tanagers.

Get the detailed metadata for the asset with ML Catalog Number 456789.

Inspecting asset 456789... This is an audio recording of a Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) recorded by Peter Paul Kellogg. It was captured in New York, USA, and includes high-quality song phrases.

Yes! Use the `search_media` tool and set the `mediaType` parameter to 'a' (audio) along with the `taxonCode` for the species you are interested in.

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