Sibley Birds 2nd Edition 4+
Birds of North America
mydigitalearth.com
Designed for iPad
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- $19.99
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Description
The new Sibley Birds app has arrived with comprehensive, up to date information of over 930 North American species. Go birdwatching and discover the birds of USA and Canada.
All the detailed artwork from David Sibley’s Guide to Birds Second Edition is included as well as thorough descriptions and distribution maps. Benefit from regular plate updates from the author and new bird calls.
This leading bird app is user-friendly and easy to navigate, regardless of whether you are a novice or experienced birdwatcher. Identify birds easily! Using our Smart Search filters and My Location setting you'll find that bird you're looking for in no time!
Features include:
• A new easy to navigate menu system on iPhone.
• A new grid view with larger thumbnails.
• Display species names in English, French, Spanish and Latin (Scientific).
• Search on banding code to quickly find a species.
• Over 2700 calls/songs covering most species.
• Compare 2 species side by side.
• Apply a location (US State or Canadian Province) to narrow down the list of birds.
• When a location has been selected, a status icon will appear next to each species in that location indicating whether it is Common, Uncommon, Scarce, Rare or Vagrant.
• Detailed information in the species description including location status by month.
• A similar species feature which shows all related birds.
• A vastly improved Smart Search with refined search criteria: Status and by month (when a location is selected), Bird habits, Bird Type, Bird Size, Body Shape, Color and Pattern.
• Keep a personal list (My List) of species seen and backup to iCloud/other cloud service.
• Build a custom sharable (as csv) and searchable (in Smart Search) species list using the new My Tags feature.
• Sort My List taxonomically.
If you have any queries or comments on the app we are always happy to hear from you at support@mydigitalearth.com
What’s New
Version 1.4
Lots of updated content - images, audio, maps and text.
Added a new species - Red-legged Honeycreeper.
Added images and text for the European subspecies of Sandwich Tern.
Changes to align with the 2023 AOS checklist supplement:
- merged Cordilleran Flycatcher and Pacific-slope Flycatcher into Western Flycatcher.
- changed name of Northern Goshawk to American Goshawk, and changed text to reflect the split from Eurasian Goshawk.
- changed name of Common House-Martin to Siberian House-Martin and adjusted images and text.
Updated maps including Limpkin, Brown Booby, Dark-eyed Junco, American Flamingo, Chihuahuan Raven, etc.
Many new audio recordings, including Sandhill Crane (subspecies variation), Pine Grosbeak, American Woodcock takeoff wing noise, Cuban Pewee, and first recordings of species like Gray-breasted Martin, Common Myna, Common Greenshank, Gray-streaked Flycatcher, etc.
Many corrections and updates to text and images.
Many additions and updates to regional status data.
Ratings and Reviews
Great birder app
I love David Sibley’s books, and this app is perfect for making that work easily accessible. I don’t carry a Sibley guide with me everywhere, but I always have my phone. The app also has nice features like filtering by state and month, as well as bird song recordings. I honestly open this app every day just to browse through bird illustrations. I love it.
Browse or search by family function
Sibley’s drawing is always the best. That’s what makes this app unbeatable among all birding apps. Compare feature is also very useful.
One suggestion is, with all those smart search criteria, please add a basic browse or quick search by family option. For example, I want to compare Ovenbird and Northern Waterthrush calls. Currently there is no quick search criteria that can bring them up together. But they are close relatives in Wood Warblers family. I have to scroll down the whole list and see through many unrelated species (the little dots on the right did help scrolling faster but they too small and not precise enough).
So please provide a way to get to a bird family quickly and allow us comparing similar species easier. Thanks.
Mixed reviews
This app is great for people who really know their birds but need to differentiate between similar species or keep track of what they’ve seen and where. I don’t know how beginner could use it, but that’s ok. The biggest issue is that the species aren’t cross referenced. A pintail doesn’t come up as a duck, nor does a teal. And a yellowthroat doesn’t come up as an option for warblers. Yellowlegs doesn’t come up as a shorebird or sandpiper. Kestrel and merlins are another example. They need broader categories. Again, great for good birders , but not if you’re struggling to figure out what you’re seeing for the first time in a new place.
App Privacy
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Data Not Collected
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Information
- Seller
- Cool Ideas LLC
- Size
- 893 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.6 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 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
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2017 Cool Ideas LLC
- Price
- $19.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.