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BirdNET

by Stefan Kahl

iPhone · iPad · Android

Active Last checked 7 Aug 2026

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What it is
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At a glance
  • Free to download

Categories and search queries

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Key functions

Function Availability Access Scope Evidence
Free app Yes Free Store published

Screens

12 store screenshots

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8 store screenshots

BirdNET android screenshot 1
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Pricing & paywalls

  • Free
  • Free to download

Ratings & reviews

4.0 212 ratings · App Store

  1. 5/5So impressed with this app!

    I’m usually not a big bird enthusiast but when I moved out of the city and kept hearing new birds for the first time, I stumbled upon this app and it has really piqued my interest in bird identification! Im impressed how well it picks up bird calls in recording even among suburban traffic noise, and accuracy seems to be 80-90% with noise interference! Really helps people jump into the world of bird identification even if we don’t have a lot of experience. Plus it links quickly to articles and info. Highly recommend and definitely has cool potential for citizen scientist data collection!

    aHumanNamedCat · 6 Aug 2026

  2. 3/5Needs features

    I’ve been using it for a few days and it seems to work pretty well. I only gave it three stars because it needs some features added. The most important feature would be the ability to submit feedback when it offers more than one possibility, in the likely event that we can identify the bird. The second feature would be the ability to import from our own library. I found that if you are in a remote location with spotty cell coverage the app is useless because it cannot connect to their servers. At the least we should have the option to record and select the part to be analyzed and then the ability to save it to be analyzed later.

    lesfstl · 6 Aug 2026

  3. 5/5Amazing!

    This app is amazing. As an experienced birder I still puzzle over the trills of several species. The app provides virtually instant identification that has helped to reinforce (or correct!) my personal ID. And when I hear an unusual version of a song or only a partial song it has been quite reliable. It’s also great that it records for later analysis if I’m out of cell range. I’m not sure if this can be addressed, but it is sometimes difficult to get a good result when there are several birds vocalizing at the same time. My ear recognizes the separate songs while BirdNET seems “confused.” Any suggestions?

    yogibirder · 6 Aug 2026

  4. 4/5Great app, but....

    I’ve been using the app for a week and it is very accurate for western Maine birds. Great for the high pitched warblers that are on the edges of my hearing range. My biggest issue is that it freezes up and stops analyzing about every twenty analyses. At the times it’s frozen up (with the infinite spinning orb) there has been plenty of cell signal on my phone. Any suggestions of what to do in the field to correct this? Turning the phone off and on does not work. The only thing that works is to delete and reload the app. Big pain while in the field! I agree with another reviewer that it would be useful to submit feedback when multiple birds have resulted in the analysis. Often it’s right on one but not on all. Seems this would be good to know.

    Maine one · 6 Aug 2026

  5. 4/5Overall great despite some issues

    First of all, this is a fantastic tool! You need to learn how to use it, but once you do it’s quite useful. Keep in mind, it’s far from perfect as a bird ID tool, as it often misidentifies with high certainty. You need to use it with other information if using it to ID. I wish it would use location and date information as Merlin Bird ID does to filter possibilities. For example, it was highly certain this morning’s yellow-green vireo was a red-eyed vireo; there’s no way it could be the red-eyed at my location this time of year. Duh! There is one annoyingly missing feature: the ability to bulk delete observations. Or at least to swipe-delete observations. Right now it’s a 3-click process. Multiply that times tens or hundreds…

    AnonymousReviewer43627 · 6 Aug 2026

4.0 13239 ratings · Google Play

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Privacy & accessibility

Privacy

  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Location — Precise Location Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — User Content — Audio Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Identifiers Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Location Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — User Content Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Privacy

  • Data collected — App functionality — Audio — Voice or sound recordings Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality — Location — Precise location Developer declared
  • Data collected — Personalization — Personal info — Email address Developer declared
  • Data collected — Personalization — Personal info — Name Developer declared
  • Security practices — Your data is transferred over a secure connection — Data is encrypted in transit Developer declared
  • Security practices — The developer provides a way for you to request that your data be deleted — You can request that data be deleted Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

  • 1.0
  • 1.0.1

    BirdNET can now automatically detect more than 3000 bird species worldwide.

  • 1.0.10

    Species update Performance improvement

  • 1.0.11

    fixed few observation

  • 1.0.2

    BirdNET can now automatically detect more than 3000 bird species worldwide.

  • 1.0.3

    With this new version of BirdNET you now have more control over your observations.

  • 1.0.4

    Resolved playback issues.

  • 1.0.5

    Fixed an error in the observation menu.

  • 1.0.6

    Fixed crash in observations menu.

  • 1.0.7

    Updated partner logos and branding.

  • 1.0.8

    BirdWeather integration Minor bugs Fixed

  • 1.0.9

    Minor feature improvement

  • 1.1.0

    - expanded the species range and added new images - minor bugfixes

  • 1.1.1 · 10 Jul 2025

    Fixed some issues with files submission

  • 1.98 · 2 Jul 2026

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Last verified
7 Aug 2026
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