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\name{iucn_id}
\alias{iucn_id}
\title{Get an ID for a IUCN listed taxon}
\usage{
iucn_id(sciname, key = NULL, ...)
}
\arguments{
\item{sciname}{character; Scientific name. Should be cleand and in the
format \emph{<Genus> <Species>}. One or more.}

\item{key}{(character) required. you IUCN Redlist API key. See
\code{\link[rredlist]{rredlist-package}} for help on authenticating with
IUCN Redlist}

\item{...}{Curl options passed on to \code{crul::HttpClient}}
}
\value{
A named list (names are input taxa names) of one or more IUCN IDs.
Taxa that aren't found are silently dropped.
}
\description{
Get an ID for a IUCN listed taxon
}
\examples{
\dontrun{
iucn_id("Branta canadensis")
iucn_id("Branta bernicla")
iucn_id("Panthera uncia")
iucn_id("Lynx lynx")

# many names
iucn_id(c("Panthera uncia", "Lynx lynx"))

# many names, some not found
iucn_id(c("Panthera uncia", "Lynx lynx", "foo bar", "hello world"))

# a name not found
iucn_id("Foo bar")
}
}
\author{
Scott Chamberlain, \email{myrmecocystus@gmail.com}
}
