Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab 4+
Field Guide with Instant ID
Cornell University
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
iPhone Screenshots
Description
What's that bird? Ask Merlin—the world’s leading app for birds. Just like magic, Merlin Bird ID will help you solve the mystery.
Merlin Bird ID helps you identify birds you see and hear. Merlin is unlike any other bird app—it's powered by eBird, the world’s largest database of bird sightings, sounds, and photos.
Merlin offers four fun ways to identify birds. Answer a few simple questions, upload a photo, record a singing bird, or explore birds in a region.
Whether you’re curious about a bird you’ve seen once or you’re hoping to identify every bird you can find, the answers are waiting for you with this free app from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE MERLIN
• Expert ID tips, range maps, photos, and sounds help you learn about the birds you spot and build 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—build your personal list of the birds you find
MACHINE LEARNING MAGIC
• 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 training sets of millions of photos and sounds collected by birders at eBird.org, archived in the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
• Merlin delivers the most accurate results thanks to experienced birders, who curate and annotate sightings, photos, and sounds, who are the true magic behind Merlin.
AMAZING CONTENT
• Choose bird packs that contain photos, songs, and calls, and identification help for anywhere in the world, including Mexico, Costa Rica, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, and more.
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.
What’s New
Version 3.3.1
Bird of the Day challenge: a new bird each day to learn about and find nearby. Head outside and see if you can find the featured bird in your area!
Updated Translations: Merlin is now available in Zulu!
Bug Fixes: We’ve also squashed some bugs and made performance improvements to keep Merlin running smoothly.
Happy birding!
Ratings and Reviews
Something special
An app has to have something special for me to rate it, let alone leave a review. I have zero knowledge or experience with birds or ornithology in general. However, I used to hear birds sing and wonder what they were. Now, with this app, I know. I used to see birds flutter their wings and wonder what they were. Now, with this app, I know. Thank you to all of those involved in the development of this app. Congratulations.
Merlin app
I have sent my email address and still haven’t go email to verify and my time has expired . Loved the app but now I cannot use it anymore have sent email address again still no reply . Have also checked my junk emails and it’s not there either . Thanking you
Just lovely
I’ve a very passing interest in birds And birdwatching but this app has given me great reason to pause and listen to the birdsong around me from time to time.
Sometimes I now might not open the app if I recognise the birds, but I’ll still stop to listen.
Highly recommend and very easy to use.
App Privacy
The developer, Cornell University, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
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Cornell University has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- Address
- 395 Pine Tree Road Suite 310 Ithaca New York 14850 United States
- Phone Number
- +1 6072552166
- ccf27@cornell.edu
- Size
- 117.3 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam, Marathi, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Zulu
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Cornell University
- Price
- Free