MerlinBirdIDhelpsyouidentifybirdswithease.You’llgetpersonalizedresultsofbirdstoexpectbasedonthetimeofyearandyourlocationoryourchoiceofregionsaroundtheworld,includingadigitalfieldguidewithmorethan80,000photosandsounds,plusmaps,andIDtips!Merlinisthemostfullyfeaturedandglobalbirdappavailable,andtheonlyoneenablingbothsoundandphotoidentificationpoweredbyAI.Merlinoffersfourfunwaystoidentifybirds.GetguidedbirdIDassistancebyansweringafewsimplequestionsand,likemagic,Merlinwillrevealalistofbirdsthatmatchyourdescription.Ifyouhaveaphotoofabirdthatyoucan’tID,tap“PhotoID”toidentifyyourbird.Doyouhearabirdthatyoudon’trecognizeorcan’tsee?Tap“SoundID”torecordthebirdyouarehearingandMerlinwillshowyouwhichspeciesaremostlikely,inrealtime!Oryoucanpick“ExploreBirds”andMerlinwillshowyouallthebirdsmostlikelytobearoundyouonthatday.Merlinisfree,fun,andeasytouse—whetheryou’recuriousaboutabirdyou’veseenonceoryou’rehopingtoidentifyeverybirdyoucanfind.TheanswersarewaitingforyouwiththisfreeIDappandfieldguidefromtherenownedCornellLabofOrnithology.WHYYOU’LLLOVEMERLIN•Merlinisforeveryone!Merlinwascreatedforbirdwatchers,naturelovers,andanyonewhoiscuriousaboutbirds.•Easilyidentifythebirdsyouseeorhearandbuildyourbirdingskills.•Customizedtoyourbackyardorwhereveryoutravelsoyou’llneverbewithoutabirdguide.•Intelligentresults.Merlinshowsthebirdsnearyouthatmatchyourdescription,photo,orsoundrecording.Nomorescanningthroughhundredsofpossibilities!•MerlinistheonlyappthatusesadvancedAItechnologytohelpyouidentifyabirdinaphotoorasoundrecording.•ExpertIDtips,rangemaps,photos,andsoundshelpyoulearnevenmoreaboutthebirdsyouspot.•Merlinletsyoubuildalifelist!Savethebirdsyouidentifytokeeptrackofthebirdsyou’veseen.•Merliniscompletelyfree!AMAZINGCONTENT•Choosebirdpacksthatcontainphotos,songs,andcalls,andidentificationhelpformanyregionsaroundtheworld,includingtheUnitedStates,Canada,Mexico,CentralAmerica,SouthAmerica,Europe,SouthAfrica,Kenya,NorthernAfrica,theMiddleEast,Asia,India,Japan,NewZealand,Australia,andmore.Newregionsareaddedeverymonth.•Morethan50,000photosofbirds,includingmales,females,andjuveniles.•Listentobeautifulbirdsounds,includingmorethan30,000songsandcallscuratedbytheMacaulayLibraryattheCornellLabofOrnithology.•IdentificationtipsinEnglish,Spanish,Portuguese,French,Hebrew,German,Japanese,SimplifiedChinese,andTraditionalChinese,dependingontherangeofthespecies.•PoweredbyeBirdandtheMacaulayLibraryattheCornellLabofOrnithologytodeliverthemostaccurateresultsbasedonmillionsofsightings,photos,andsoundsfrombirdwatchersacrosstheworld.TheCornellLabofOrnithology’sgoalistohelpyouandmillionsofotherstolearnaboutbirds.OurnonprofitmissiontoimprovetheunderstandingandprotectionofbirdsandnatureismadepossiblebythegenerosityofCornellLabmembers,supporters,andcitizen-sciencecontributors.ABOUTPHOTOIDPoweredbyVisipedia,MerlinPhotoIDusescomputervisionanddeeplearningtechnologytoidentifybirdsinphotos.MerlinlearnstorecognizebirdspeciesbasedontrainingsetsofmillionsofphotosandsoundsfrombirdersateBird.org.WhenusingPhotoID,enterthedateandlocationwhereyoutookthephoto;thosecluesimproveMerlin’saccuracybyhelpingitfocusonthespeciesyoumostlikelyencounteredthere.