What’s that bird singing? If you’ve ever found yourself captivated by a beautiful bird song but stumped on identifying the singer, Merlin Bird ID is your answer. This leading app isn’t just for visual identification; it’s also a powerful Bird Song Identifier, ready to unravel the mystery of avian melodies around you.
Merlin Bird ID stands out as more than just another birding app. It’s powered by eBird, a vast global database brimming with bird sightings, sounds, and images. This connection to the world’s largest birding community makes Merlin an incredibly effective and insightful tool for anyone curious about birds, especially their songs.
Merlin offers not just one, but four engaging ways to identify birds. While you can describe a bird’s appearance or upload a photo, its ability to identify birds by sound truly shines. You can record a bird singing and let Merlin work its magic as a bird song identifier. Whether you’re a seasoned birder or just starting to notice the rich soundscape around you, Merlin makes bird song identification accessible and enjoyable.
Why will you find Merlin indispensable? It’s packed with expert identification tips, detailed range maps, stunning photos, and, crucially, sound recordings to deepen your understanding of bird songs and calls. You’ll not only identify birds but also develop valuable birding skills. Imagine discovering a new bird species tailored to your location each day with the personalized Bird of the Day feature. Plus, Merlin provides customized lists of birds for your area or any travel destination worldwide, ensuring you can utilize its bird song identifier capabilities wherever you are. You can even keep a record of your bird sightings, building a personal list of your avian discoveries.
Merlin’s bird song identifier is powered by cutting-edge machine learning from Visipedia. Both Merlin Sound ID and Photo ID utilize this technology to analyze bird sounds and images. The app learns to recognize bird species from massive datasets of millions of photos and sounds contributed by birders on eBird.org and archived in the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This wealth of curated data, reviewed by experienced birders, is the real magic behind Merlin’s accurate bird song identification and overall performance.
Merlin provides access to incredible content through downloadable bird packs. These packs offer photos, songs, calls, and in-depth identification assistance for regions across the globe, from Mexico and Costa Rica to Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. This global coverage ensures that no matter where your birding adventures take you, Merlin is ready to function as your reliable bird song identifier.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology provides Merlin Bird ID for free, thanks to the generous support of its members, donors, and citizen scientists. The Lab’s core mission is to advance the understanding and conservation of global biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds and nature. By using Merlin, you’re not just identifying bird songs; you’re also contributing to a larger mission of bird research and conservation.
