Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Merlin Bird ID is a mobile bird identification assistant that helps inquisitive nature lovers not only to recognize the species of a bird, but also to get additional information about it. Before you start working with the program, you must additionally download at least one data package that contains photos and sounds of birds from a specific region.

The program can work in two modes. Identification of birds by description (it is necessary to answer a number of questions), after which the utility presents a gallery of images, and the user selects the appropriate option. You can also identify birds using real-time photos taken with a smartphone camera. View background information about a species, listen to the sounds made by birds in their natural habitat, view the geography of a species’ distribution (reproduction, migration, wintering).

Features:

• identification of birds by description or photo;
• error-free powerful artificial intelligence;
• reference materials, sounds and geography of the species;
• downloadable packages for each region of the planet;
• view a list of birds living nearby.

Merlin Bird ID is an indispensable tool for amateur ornithologists, which was created using the know-how and information base of the Cornell Ornithological Laboratory. Find out the most complete information about the world of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates.