Find a specific species or a group of species from a species list

Find a specific species or a group of species from a species list

find_species(species_list, species_names)

Arguments

species_list	The output of `get_species_list`
species_names	A character or a vector of characters to search for in a species list,

Value

A subset of the output of `species_list` that produces the best match for the `species_names` provided.

Examples

# get species list for kenya
kenya_list <- get_species_list("kenya")

# specify the species you want to search for
interesting_species <- c("drongo", "sunbird")

# find interesting species in the species list
find_species(species_list = kenya_list, species_name = interesting_species)
#> # A tibble: 35 x 6
#>      Spp Common_group Common_species   Genus   Species  SearchColumn            
#>    <int> <chr>        <chr>            <chr>   <chr>    <chr>                   
#>  1   517 Drongo       Fork-tailed      Dicrur~ adsimil~ drongo fork-tailed dicr~
#>  2   518 Drongo       Square-tailed    Dicrur~ ludwigii drongo square-tailed di~
#>  3  3574 Sunbird      Amani            Hedydi~ pallidi~ sunbird amani hedydipna~
#>  4   772 Sunbird      Amethyst         Chalco~ amethys~ sunbird amethyst chalco~
#>  5  3686 Sunbird      Beautiful        Cynnyr~ pulchel~ sunbird beautiful cynny~
#>  6  3684 Sunbird      Black-bellied    Cynnyr~ nectari~ sunbird black-bellied c~
#>  7   752 Sunbird      Bronzy           Nectar~ kilimen~ sunbird bronzy nectarin~
#>  8   771 Sunbird      Collared         Hedydi~ collaris sunbird collared hedydi~
#>  9   754 Sunbird      Copper           Cinnyr~ cupreus  sunbird copper cinnyris~
#> 10   767 Sunbird      Eastern Double-~ Cinnyr~ mediocr~ sunbird eastern double-~
#> # ... with 25 more rows