Merlin Bird ID

Merlin Bird ID is the world's leading app for birds, developed by the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It is powered by eBird, the world’s largest database of bird sightings, sounds, and photos.

Main Features:

1. Four fun ways to identify birds: Answer a few simple questions, upload a photo, record a singing bird, or explore birds in a region.
2. Sound ID and Photo ID: Powered by Visipedia, these features use machine learning to identify birds based on training sets of millions of photos and sounds collected by birders at eBird.org and archived in the Macaulay Library.
3. Personalized Bird of the Day: Discover a new bird species each day.
4. Customized bird lists: Get customized lists of birds you can find where you live or travel - anywhere in the world.
5. Sightings tracking: Keep track of your sightings and build your personal list of the birds you find.

Core Advantages:

1. Provides expert ID tips, range maps, photos, and sounds to help users learn about the birds they spot and build birding skills.
2. Delivers the most accurate results thanks to experienced birders who curate and annotate sightings, photos, and sounds, who are the true magic behind Merlin.
3. Amazing global content coverage: Includes bird photos, songs, calls, and identification help for Mexico, Costa Rica, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, and more.

Target Users: Beginners curious about a bird they’ve seen, nature lovers hoping to identify every bird they find, and experienced birders looking to track sightings.

Typical Use Cases:

1. Using the sound ID tool to identify a bird heard but not seen, then visually locating it based on the identification.
2. Uploading a bird photo to get AI identification suggestions and encyclopedic information.
3. Using the app during walks to listen and watch, developing a daily mindfulness routine to reduce stress.

Pricing Information: Free. The app is able to be offered for free thanks to the generosity of Cornell Lab members, supporters, and citizen-science contributors.

What's New (Version 3.7.2): Improvements to the way Merlin updates content so you always have the latest bird info; 'Listening Now' feature on the home page to see how many Merlin users are currently listening to birds across the globe.

Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.6 or later; macOS 14.6 or later with an Apple M1 chip or later; visionOS 1.3 or later. Supports multiple languages including English, Chinese, French, Japanese, etc.