Merlin Bird ID

Editor's Review

Ever wondered about that beautiful bird you spotted in your backyard or during a hike? 🌳🤔 Merlin Bird ID is here to help! This amazing app is like having a pocket-sized bird expert right at your fingertips. 📱✨ Powered by eBird, the world’s largest database of bird sightings, sounds, and photos, Merlin is designed to make bird identification easy and fun for everyone. 🤩

Merlin Bird ID offers four fantastic ways to identify birds: by answering a few simple questions, uploading a photo, recording a singing bird, or exploring birds in a specific region. 🗺️ Whether you're a seasoned birder or just starting out, Merlin has something for you! 🌟

Why you’ll love Merlin? 🤔 Here’s why: Expert ID tips, range maps, photos, and sounds help you learn about the birds you spot and build your birding skills. 📚 Discover a new bird species each day with your own personalized Bird of the Day. 📅 Get customized lists of birds you can find where you live or travel - anywhere in the world! 🌎 Keep track of your sightings and build your personal list of the birds you find. 📝

Merlin’s machine learning magic is truly impressive. 🤖 Powered by Visipedia, Merlin Sound ID and Photo ID uses machine learning to identify birds in photos and sounds. 📸🎤 Merlin learns to recognize bird species based on millions of photos and sounds collected by birders at eBird.org and archived in the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 🦉

The app delivers the most accurate results thanks to experienced birders who curate and annotate sightings, photos, and sounds. 🧑‍🏫 These dedicated experts are the true magic behind Merlin, ensuring that you get the best possible identification assistance. 🧙‍♂️

Merlin offers amazing content with bird packs that include photos, songs, calls, and identification help for regions all over the world. 🌍 Whether you're in Mexico, Costa Rica, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Australia, Korea, Japan, or China, Merlin has you covered! 🗺️

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s mission is to interpret and conserve the Earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds and nature. 🕊️ We are able to offer Merlin for free thanks to the generosity of Cornell Lab members, supporters, and citizen-science contributors. 💖

Features

• Identify birds by answering simple questions

• Identify birds by uploading a photo

• Identify birds by recording a singing bird

• Explore birds in a specific region

• Powered by eBird's database of bird sightings

• Powered by eBird's database of bird sounds

• Powered by eBird's database of bird photos

• Uses machine learning to identify birds

• Provides expert ID tips for bird identification

• Offers range maps to locate bird species

Pros

• Expert tips and range maps enhance birding skills

• Personalized Bird of the Day introduces new species

• Customized bird lists for your location or travels

• Keep track of your bird sightings easily

• Powered by eBird's vast database of bird data

Cons

• Accuracy relies on the quality of eBird data

• Machine learning may occasionally misidentify birds