col_children(name = NULL, id = NULL, format = NULL, start = NULL, checklist = NULL, url = "http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/webservice")
A list of data.frame's.
Search Catalogue of Life for for direct children of a particular taxon.
You must provide one of name or id. The other parameters (format and start) are optional.
$Apis childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 6971712 Apis andreniformis Species 2 6971713 Apis cerana Species 3 6971714 Apis dorsata Species 4 6971715 Apis florea Species 5 6971716 Apis koschevnikovi Species 6 6845885 Apis mellifera Species 7 6971717 Apis nigrocincta Species$`11935941` data frame with 0 columns and 0 rows$Apis childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 6971712 Apis andreniformis Species 2 6971713 Apis cerana Species 3 6971714 Apis dorsata Species 4 6971715 Apis florea Species 5 6971716 Apis koschevnikovi Species 6 6845885 Apis mellifera Species 7 6971717 Apis nigrocincta Species$Apis childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 718008 Apis andreniformis Species 2 718009 Apis cerana Species 3 718010 Apis dorsata Species 4 718011 Apis florea Species 5 718012 Apis koschevnikovi Species 6 718013 Apis nigrocincta Species 7 1926761 Apis mellifera Species# Pass in many names or many id's out <- col_children(name=c("Buteo","Apis","Accipiter","asdf"), checklist="2012") out$Apis # get just the output you wantchildtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 6971712 Apis andreniformis Species 2 6971713 Apis cerana Species 3 6971714 Apis dorsata Species 4 6971715 Apis florea Species 5 6971716 Apis koschevnikovi Species 6 6845885 Apis mellifera Species 7 6971717 Apis nigrocincta Species.id childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 Buteo 6848078 Buteo albicaudatus Species 2 Buteo 6866408 Buteo albigula Species 3 Buteo 6848077 Buteo albonotatus Species 4 Buteo 6866409 Buteo archeri Species 5 Buteo 6848090 Buteo areophilus Species 6 Buteo 6866410 Buteo augur Species 7 Buteo 6848083 Buteo auguralis Species 8 Buteo 6848084 Buteo brachypterus Species 9 Buteo 6848079 Buteo brachyurus Species 10 Buteo 6848085 Buteo buteo Species 11 Buteo 6848086 Buteo galapagoensis Species 12 Buteo 6848087 Buteo hemilasius Species 13 Buteo 6848073 Buteo jamaicensis Species 14 Buteo 6848080 Buteo lagopus Species 15 Buteo 6848088 Buteo leucorrhous Species 16 Buteo 6848074 Buteo lineatus Species 17 Buteo 6848089 Buteo magnirostris Species 18 Buteo 6848082 Buteo nitidus Species 19 Buteo 6866411 Buteo oreophilus Species 20 Buteo 6848075 Buteo platypterus Species 21 Buteo 6848091 Buteo poecilochrous Species 22 Buteo 6848092 Buteo polyosoma Species 23 Buteo 6848081 Buteo regalis Species 24 Buteo 6848093 Buteo ridgwayi Species 25 Buteo 6848094 Buteo rufinus Species 26 Buteo 6848095 Buteo rufofuscus Species 27 Buteo 6848096 Buteo solitarius Species 28 Buteo 6848076 Buteo swainsoni Species 29 Buteo 6848097 Buteo ventralis Species 30 Apis 6971712 Apis andreniformis Species 31 Apis 6971713 Apis cerana Species 32 Apis 6971714 Apis dorsata Species 33 Apis 6971715 Apis florea Species 34 Apis 6971716 Apis koschevnikovi Species 35 Apis 6845885 Apis mellifera Species 36 Apis 6971717 Apis nigrocincta Species 37 Accipiter 6865835 Accipiter albogularis Species 38 Accipiter 6865837 Accipiter badius Species 39 Accipiter 6848034 Accipiter bicolor Species 40 Accipiter 6848035 Accipiter brachyurus Species 41 Accipiter 6848036 Accipiter brevipes Species 42 Accipiter 6848037 Accipiter buergersi Species 43 Accipiter 6865838 Accipiter butleri Species 44 Accipiter 6848038 Accipiter castanilius Species 45 Accipiter 6865839 Accipiter chionogaster Species 46 Accipiter 6848039 Accipiter cirrocephalus Species 47 Accipiter 6848040 Accipiter collaris Species 48 Accipiter 6848033 Accipiter cooperii Species 49 Accipiter 6848041 Accipiter eichhorni Species 50 Accipiter 6865840 Accipiter erythrauchen Species 51 Accipiter 6865841 Accipiter erythronemius Species 52 Accipiter 6848042 Accipiter erythropus Species 53 Accipiter 6848043 Accipiter fasciatus Species 54 Accipiter 6848044 Accipiter francesii Species 55 Accipiter 6848031 Accipiter gentilis Species 56 Accipiter 6848045 Accipiter griseiceps Species 57 Accipiter 6848046 Accipiter gularis Species 58 Accipiter 6848047 Accipiter gundlachi Species 59 Accipiter 6848048 Accipiter haplochrous Species 60 Accipiter 6848049 Accipiter henicogrammus Species 61 Accipiter 6848050 Accipiter henstii Species 62 Accipiter 6865842 Accipiter imitator Species 63 Accipiter 6848051 Accipiter luteoschistaceus Species 64 Accipiter 6848052 Accipiter madagascariensis Species 65 Accipiter 6848053 Accipiter melanochlamys Species 66 Accipiter 6848054 Accipiter melanoleucus Species 67 Accipiter 6848055 Accipiter meyerianus Species 68 Accipiter 6848056 Accipiter minullus Species 69 Accipiter 6865843 Accipiter nanus Species 70 Accipiter 6848057 Accipiter nisus Species 71 Accipiter 6848058 Accipiter novaehollandiae Species 72 Accipiter 6848059 Accipiter ovampensis Species 73 Accipiter 6848060 Accipiter poliocephalus Species 74 Accipiter 6848061 Accipiter poliogaster Species 75 Accipiter 6848062 Accipiter princeps Species 76 Accipiter 6848063 Accipiter rhodogaster Species 77 Accipiter 6848064 Accipiter rufitorques Species 78 Accipiter 6848065 Accipiter rufiventris Species 79 Accipiter 6848066 Accipiter soloensis Species 80 Accipiter 6848032 Accipiter striatus Species 81 Accipiter 6848067 Accipiter superciliosus Species 82 Accipiter 6848068 Accipiter tachiro Species 83 Accipiter 6848069 Accipiter toussenelii Species 84 Accipiter 6848070 Accipiter trinotatus Species 85 Accipiter 6848071 Accipiter trivirgatus Species 86 Accipiter 6865844 Accipiter ventralis Species 87 Accipiter 6848072 Accipiter virgatus Species# or pass many id's out <- col_children(id=c(2346405,2344165,2346405), checklist="2012") ldply(out) # combine to one data.frame.id childtaxa_id childtaxa_name childtaxa_rank 1 2346405 2368704 Accipiter Genus 2 2346405 2473176 Aegypius Genus 3 2346405 2404380 Aquila Genus 4 2346405 2472884 Aviceda Genus 5 2346405 2404427 Busarellus Genus 6 2346405 2404423 Butastur Genus 7 2346405 2451161 Buteo Genus 8 2346405 2451162 Buteogallus Genus 9 2346405 2472785 Chelictinia Genus 10 2346405 2455626 Chondrohierax Genus 11 2346405 2403867 Circaetus Genus 12 2346405 2403868 Circus Genus 13 2346405 2396281 Dryotriorchis Genus 14 2346405 2455607 Elanoides Genus 15 2346405 2399121 Elanus Genus 16 2346405 2368364 Erythrotriorchis Genus 17 2346405 2404418 Eutriorchis Genus 18 2346405 2473167 Gampsonyx Genus 19 2346405 2404428 Geranoaetus Genus 20 2346405 2404419 Geranospiza Genus 21 2346405 2473174 Gypaetus Genus 22 2346405 2473172 Gypohierax Genus 23 2346405 2403197 Gyps Genus 24 2346405 2404381 Haliaeetus Genus 25 2346405 2473171 Haliastur Genus 26 2346405 2473170 Hamirostra Genus 27 2346405 2473168 Harpagus Genus 28 2346405 2403777 Harpia Genus 29 2346405 2404426 Harpyhaliaetus Genus 30 2346405 2404430 Harpyopsis Genus 31 2346405 2473164 Henicopernis Genus 32 2346405 2404433 Hieraaetus Genus 33 2346405 2472750 Ichthyophaga Genus 34 2346405 2404432 Ictinaetus Genus 35 2346405 2425200 Ictinia Genus 36 2346405 2404424 Kaupifalco Genus 37 2346405 2473163 Leptodon Genus 38 2346405 2404425 Leucopternis Genus 39 2346405 2404435 Lophaetus Genus 40 2346405 2473169 Lophoictinia Genus 41 2346405 2473166 Macheiramphus Genus 42 2346405 2404421 Megatriorchis Genus 43 2346405 2404420 Melierax Genus 44 2346405 2472969 Milvus Genus 45 2346405 2404429 Morphnus Genus 46 2346405 2403771 Necrosyrtes Genus 47 2346405 2473173 Neophron Genus 48 2346405 2404282 Oroaetus Genus 49 2346405 2404284 Pandion Genus 50 2346405 2455609 Parabuteo Genus 51 2346405 2473165 Pernis Genus 52 2346405 2404431 Pithecophaga Genus 53 2346405 2404283 Polemaetus Genus 54 2346405 2401890 Polyboroides Genus 55 2346405 2455608 Rostrhamus Genus 56 2346405 2473175 Sarcogyps Genus 57 2346405 2396280 Spilornis Genus 58 2346405 2404281 Spizaetus Genus 59 2346405 2404434 Spizastur Genus 60 2346405 2475786 Stephanoaetus Genus 61 2346405 2473178 Terathopius Genus 62 2346405 2475798 Torgos Genus 63 2346405 2473177 Trigonoceps Genus 64 2346405 2404422 Urotriorchis Genus 65 2344165 2399340 Acanthopus Genus 66 2344165 2437236 Aethammobates Genus 67 2344165 2493740 Afromelecta Genus 68 2344165 2483633 Agapanthinus Genus 69 2344165 2484814 Aglae Genus 70 2344165 2483632 Aglaomelissa Genus 71 2344165 2424165 Alepidosceles Genus 72 2344165 2417001 Allodape Genus 73 2344165 2423037 Allodapula Genus 74 2344165 2417025 Alloscirtetica Genus 75 2344165 2364655 Amegilla Genus 76 2344165 2423036 Ammobates Genus 77 2344165 2393436 Ammobatoides Genus 78 2344165 2484817 Ancyla Genus 79 2344165 2424163 Ancyloscelis Genus 80 2344165 2393366 Anthophora Genus 81 2344165 2370805 Anthophorula Genus 82 2344165 2399061 Apis Genus 83 2344165 2401930 Apotrigona Genus 84 2344165 2424836 Arhysoceble Genus 85 2344165 2401931 Austroplebeia Genus 86 2344165 2401932 Axestotrigona Genus 87 2344165 2437240 Biastes Genus 88 2344165 2435418 Bombus Genus 89 2344165 2493736 Brachymelecta Genus 90 2344165 2370808 Brachynomada Genus 91 2344165 2367720 Braunsapis Genus 92 2344165 2424837 Caenonomada Genus 93 2344165 2448932 Caenoprosopina Genus 94 2344165 2449089 Caenoprosopis Genus 95 2344165 2401929 Camargoia Genus 96 2344165 2424295 Canephorula Genus 97 2344165 2483453 Cemolobus Genus 98 2344165 2416402 Centris Genus 99 2344165 2401928 Cephalotrigona Genus 100 2344165 2368726 Ceratina Genus 101 2344165 2417087 Chalepogenus Genus 102 2344165 2426098 Chiasmognathus Genus 103 2344165 2424211 Chilimalopsis Genus 104 2344165 2425860 Cleptotrigona Genus 105 2344165 2402099 Coelioxoides Genus 106 2344165 2367719 Compsomelissa Genus 107 2344165 2399339 Ctenioschelus Genus 108 2344165 2399350 Ctenoplectra Genus 109 2344165 2484815 Ctenoplectrina Genus 110 2344165 2417100 Cubitalia Genus 111 2344165 2425861 Dactylurina Genus 112 2344165 2437781 Deltoptila Genus 113 2344165 2416413 Diadasia Genus 114 2344165 2416967 Diadasina Genus 115 2344165 2424277 Doeringiella Genus 116 2344165 2425862 Duckeola Genus 117 2344165 2423038 Effractapis Genus 118 2344165 2484820 Elaphropoda Genus 119 2344165 2484197 Epeoloides Genus 120 2344165 2370902 Epeolus Genus 121 2344165 2417105 Epicharis Genus 122 2344165 2399338 Epiclopus Genus 123 2344165 2423977 Eremapis Genus 124 2344165 2484198 Ericrocis Genus 125 2344165 2394011 Eucera Genus 126 2344165 2425960 Eucerinoda Genus 127 2344165 2425966 Eucondylops Genus 128 2344165 2399349 Eufriesea Genus 129 2344165 2393544 Euglossa Genus 130 2344165 2399033 Eulaema Genus 131 2344165 2399017 Exaerete Genus 132 2344165 2416569 Exomalopsis Genus 133 2344165 2417021 Exoneura Genus 134 2344165 2423951 Exoneurella Genus 135 2344165 2423952 Exoneuridia Genus 136 2344165 2425961 Florilegus Genus 137 2344165 2425864 Friesella Genus 138 2344165 2425865 Frieseomelitta Genus 139 2344165 2425713 Gaesischia Genus 140 2344165 2425715 Gaesochira Genus 141 2344165 2425866 Geniotrigona Genus 142 2344165 2425867 Geotrigona Genus 143 2344165 2484819 Habrophorula Genus 144 2344165 2423412 Habropoda Genus 145 2344165 2425716 Hamatothrix Genus 146 2344165 2401927 Heterotrigona Genus 147 2344165 2483380 Hexepeolus Genus 148 2344165 2437238 Holcopasites Genus 149 2344165 2401926 Homotrigona Genus 150 2344165 2399337 Hopliphora Genus 151 2344165 2401925 Hypotrigona Genus 152 2344165 2399016 Isepeolus Genus 153 2344165 2393397 Kelita Genus 154 2344165 2437789 Lanthanomelissa Genus 155 2344165 2402100 Leiopodus Genus 156 2344165 2401924 Lepidotrigona Genus 157 2344165 2401643 Lestrimelitta Genus 158 2344165 2401644 Leurotrigona Genus 159 2344165 2401416 Liotrigona Genus 160 2344165 2401417 Lisotrigona Genus 161 2344165 2425717 Lophothygater Genus 162 2344165 2401418 Lophotrigona Genus 163 2344165 2417075 Macrogalea Genus 164 2344165 2368660 Manuelia Genus 165 2344165 2425718 Martinapis Genus 166 2344165 2426099 Melanempis Genus 167 2344165 2424141 Melecta Genus 168 2344165 2399218 Melectoides Genus 169 2344165 2437790 Meliphilopsis Genus 170 2344165 2401419 Meliplebeia Genus 171 2344165 2396221 Melipona Genus 172 2344165 2475572 Meliponula Genus 173 2344165 2416685 Melissodes Genus 174 2344165 2398776 Melissoptila Genus 175 2344165 2423048 Melitoma Genus 176 2344165 2437353 Melitomella Genus 177 2344165 2475573 Meliwillea Genus 178 2344165 2476144 Mesocheira Genus 179 2344165 2368278 Mesonychium Genus 180 2344165 2417142 Mesoplia Genus 181 2344165 2426129 Micronychapis Genus 182 2344165 2426130 Mirnapis Genus 183 2344165 2437354 Monoeca Genus 184 2344165 2475574 Mourella Genus 185 2344165 2475571 Nannotrigona Genus 186 2344165 2476145 Nanorhathymus Genus 187 2344165 2425967 Nasutapis Genus 188 2344165 2437637 Neolarra Genus 189 2344165 2483724 Neopasites Genus 190 2344165 2401906 Nogueirapis Genus 191 2344165 2371100 Nomada Genus 192 2344165 2426131 Notolonia Genus 193 2344165 2423327 Odontotrigona Genus 194 2344165 2426136 Odyneropsis Genus 195 2344165 2483814 Oreopasites Genus 196 2344165 2402102 Osirinus Genus 197 2344165 2402101 Osiris Genus 198 2344165 2401900 Oxytrigona Genus 199 2344165 2484818 Pachymelus Genus 200 2344165 2426132 Pachysvastra Genus 201 2344165 2401901 Papuatrigona Genus 202 2344165 2426100 Parammobatodes Genus 203 2344165 2483813 Paranomada Genus 204 2344165 2417085 Paratetrapedia Genus 205 2344165 2401902 Paratrigona Genus 206 2344165 2401899 Paratrigonoides Genus 207 2344165 2367739 Parepeolus Genus 208 2344165 2401898 Pariotrigona Genus 209 2344165 2401897 Partamona Genus 210 2344165 2423092 Pasites Genus 211 2344165 2400765 Peponapis Genus 212 2344165 2400766 Platysvastra Genus 213 2344165 2401904 Platytrigona Genus 214 2344165 2401286 Plebeia Genus 215 2344165 2401961 Plebeiella Genus 216 2344165 2401962 Plebeina Genus 217 2344165 2402104 Protosiris Genus 218 2344165 2426120 Pseudepeolus Genus 219 2344165 2416973 Ptilothrix Genus 220 2344165 2401963 Ptilotrigona Genus 221 2344165 2402103 Rhathymus Genus 222 2344165 2426121 Rhinepeolus Genus 223 2344165 2426122 Rhogepeolus Genus 224 2344165 2487998 Rhopalolemma Genus 225 2344165 2400767 Santiago Genus 226 2344165 2401959 Scaptotrigona Genus 227 2344165 2402094 Scaura Genus 228 2344165 2437239 Schmiedeknechtia Genus 229 2344165 2402093 Schwarziana Genus 230 2344165 2402092 Schwarzula Genus 231 2344165 2476146 Simanthedon Genus 232 2344165 2493739 Sinomelecta Genus 233 2344165 2423035 Sphecodopsis Genus 234 2344165 2437235 Spinopasites Genus 235 2344165 2423198 Sundatrigona Genus 236 2344165 2400769 Svastra Genus 237 2344165 2401778 Svastrides Genus 238 2344165 2401780 Svastrina Genus 239 2344165 2476147 Syntrichalonia Genus 240 2344165 2417080 Tapinotaspis Genus 241 2344165 2424278 Tapinotaspoides Genus 242 2344165 2484816 Tarsalia Genus 243 2344165 2417081 Teratognatha Genus 244 2344165 2402091 Tetragona Genus 245 2344165 2475577 Tetragonilla Genus 246 2344165 2475578 Tetragonisca Genus 247 2344165 2396282 Tetragonula Genus 248 2344165 2401781 Tetralonia Genus 249 2344165 2400711 Tetraloniella Genus 250 2344165 2493738 Tetralonioidella Genus 251 2344165 2368040 Tetrapedia Genus 252 2344165 2402097 Tetrigona Genus 253 2344165 2487999 Thalestria Genus 254 2344165 2400712 Thygater Genus 255 2344165 2493737 Thyreomelecta Genus 256 2344165 2417188 Thyreus Genus 257 2344165 2417082 Toromelissa Genus 258 2344165 2483779 Townsendiella Genus 259 2344165 2400713 Trichocerapis Genus 260 2344165 2402096 Trichotrigona Genus 261 2344165 2402858 Triepeolus Genus 262 2344165 2402095 Trigona Genus 263 2344165 2417023 Trigonisca Genus 264 2344165 2417083 Trigonopedia Genus 265 2344165 2488049 Triopasites Genus 266 2344165 2400714 Ulugombakia Genus 267 2344165 2456763 Xenoglossa Genus 268 2344165 2476153 Xeromelecta Genus 269 2344165 2369017 Xylocopa Genus 270 2344165 2456764 Zacosmia Genus 271 2346405 2368704 Accipiter Genus 272 2346405 2473176 Aegypius Genus 273 2346405 2404380 Aquila Genus 274 2346405 2472884 Aviceda Genus 275 2346405 2404427 Busarellus Genus 276 2346405 2404423 Butastur Genus 277 2346405 2451161 Buteo Genus 278 2346405 2451162 Buteogallus Genus 279 2346405 2472785 Chelictinia Genus 280 2346405 2455626 Chondrohierax Genus 281 2346405 2403867 Circaetus Genus 282 2346405 2403868 Circus Genus 283 2346405 2396281 Dryotriorchis Genus 284 2346405 2455607 Elanoides Genus 285 2346405 2399121 Elanus Genus 286 2346405 2368364 Erythrotriorchis Genus 287 2346405 2404418 Eutriorchis Genus 288 2346405 2473167 Gampsonyx Genus 289 2346405 2404428 Geranoaetus Genus 290 2346405 2404419 Geranospiza Genus 291 2346405 2473174 Gypaetus Genus 292 2346405 2473172 Gypohierax Genus 293 2346405 2403197 Gyps Genus 294 2346405 2404381 Haliaeetus Genus 295 2346405 2473171 Haliastur Genus 296 2346405 2473170 Hamirostra Genus 297 2346405 2473168 Harpagus Genus 298 2346405 2403777 Harpia Genus 299 2346405 2404426 Harpyhaliaetus Genus 300 2346405 2404430 Harpyopsis Genus 301 2346405 2473164 Henicopernis Genus 302 2346405 2404433 Hieraaetus Genus 303 2346405 2472750 Ichthyophaga Genus 304 2346405 2404432 Ictinaetus Genus 305 2346405 2425200 Ictinia Genus 306 2346405 2404424 Kaupifalco Genus 307 2346405 2473163 Leptodon Genus 308 2346405 2404425 Leucopternis Genus 309 2346405 2404435 Lophaetus Genus 310 2346405 2473169 Lophoictinia Genus 311 2346405 2473166 Macheiramphus Genus 312 2346405 2404421 Megatriorchis Genus 313 2346405 2404420 Melierax Genus 314 2346405 2472969 Milvus Genus 315 2346405 2404429 Morphnus Genus 316 2346405 2403771 Necrosyrtes Genus 317 2346405 2473173 Neophron Genus 318 2346405 2404282 Oroaetus Genus 319 2346405 2404284 Pandion Genus 320 2346405 2455609 Parabuteo Genus 321 2346405 2473165 Pernis Genus 322 2346405 2404431 Pithecophaga Genus 323 2346405 2404283 Polemaetus Genus 324 2346405 2401890 Polyboroides Genus 325 2346405 2455608 Rostrhamus Genus 326 2346405 2473175 Sarcogyps Genus 327 2346405 2396280 Spilornis Genus 328 2346405 2404281 Spizaetus Genus 329 2346405 2404434 Spizastur Genus 330 2346405 2475786 Stephanoaetus Genus 331 2346405 2473178 Terathopius Genus 332 2346405 2475798 Torgos Genus 333 2346405 2473177 Trigonoceps Genus 334 2346405 2404422 Urotriorchis Genus