Hi Gabi,
The GBIF API follows the older TDWG model and uses species profile records to indicate extinct taxa, see https://www.gbif.org/developer/species#nameUsages
In case of Amplibuteo concordatus this is: http://api.gbif.org/v1/species/8522384/speciesProfiles
Be aware that in case we get multiple profiles for the same species the Backbone does not merge them and you could in theory get a list of contradicting profiles, i.e. one says extinct the other says it isn’t. But mostly they make sense :)
Markus
On 8. Feb 2021, at 15:58, Dröge, Gabriele G.Droege@bgbm.org wrote:
Hello GBIF team,
I was wondering if there is a way to flag extinct taxa in the GBIF backbone api?
e.g. http://api.gbif.org/v1/species?name=Amplibuteo%20concordatus
is marked as extinct in the CoL (coming originally from PalaeoDB). For using the backbone it would be very useful to distinguish between extinct and recent taxa.
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