Thanks
This is a nice app, and apparently has been vastly improved over the years. Only three stars because it does not have a search feature which is sorely needed. Filter or search by primary and secondary colors, location, shape, size, habitat, and various patterns on various body parts.
I don’t recommend
It has a couple of pictures of birds and their names in various languages. No vocalizations. For some birds, a brief description and habitat. Some pics are wrong.
Greatly improved version
Three years ago I reviewed an early version of this app and found it practically useless (because it had no search functions and was simply a catalog of birds).
But this version is greatly improved and rectifies some of the problems I mentioned earlier. You can now narrow your search by country or by species and you can search the names and descriptions for various terms. Furthermore the app claims to list all 3000+ species in South America and, a real bonus, allows you to download the whole database for off-line use.
I would suggest two more improvements for the next version: 1) including a mention in each description of “similar species” to make comparisons easier; and 2) adding a function that allows narrowing search results by color, size, shape, etc.
But overall this app is a vast improvement over the earlier one and is now a useful tool for identifying birds in the field.
Felicitaciones!
But this version is greatly improved and rectifies some of the problems I mentioned earlier. You can now narrow your search by country or by species and you can search the names and descriptions for various terms. Furthermore the app claims to list all 3000+ species in South America and, a real bonus, allows you to download the whole database for off-line use.
I would suggest two more improvements for the next version: 1) including a mention in each description of “similar species” to make comparisons easier; and 2) adding a function that allows narrowing search results by color, size, shape, etc.
But overall this app is a vast improvement over the earlier one and is now a useful tool for identifying birds in the field.
Felicitaciones!
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Response from developer
Useless comment. And so old and never updated. But the app has been updated and is complete. It is a pity that users don't update their comments. Even for such a terrific app.
Crashes and freezes more often than useful
Or, the downloaded data just disappears. Was working fine on iOS9, but not since iOS 10 update. I have contacted support twice, and no update to fix the problem.
Update: bugs fixed , works well, all data downloaded is stable. Thank you!
Crashes a problem again July 1.2017. Please fix
Update: bugs fixed , works well, all data downloaded is stable. Thank you!
Crashes a problem again July 1.2017. Please fix
Response from developer
The current version is 2.1.0 so the problems were taken care of and the app runs stable. If only the users would update their comments (which is possible now!) in the same way as the app providers are updating their apps, it would be very helpful for new users to make a purchasing decision...
Excellent for the price
I was struggling to find a suitable book on birds for a holiday in Brazil. The only book I found for Brazil was on Passerines; it looked beautiful and cost £40. One book that was recommended was Birds of Venezuela but I could only find old, second hand copies. Then I found this app and thought "it is only £5.99, why not?" and I am very glad I bought it.
The descriptions are short, the index takes a bit of working out and you can only search for a bird in it's family so it can be difficult to find a bird you don't recognise but I I found it very useful and comprehensive. I used the "Add to favourites" function to create a list of birds I had seen so I could learn more about them when I got home.
The descriptions are short, the index takes a bit of working out and you can only search for a bird in it's family so it can be difficult to find a bird you don't recognise but I I found it very useful and comprehensive. I used the "Add to favourites" function to create a list of birds I had seen so I could learn more about them when I got home.
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Do not buy this!
Do not waste your money on this. Absolutely awful app.
Buggy, clunky, incomplete.
I feel ripped off.
Avoid!
Buggy, clunky, incomplete.
I feel ripped off.
Avoid!
Response from developer
Without explicit description of the items that are ostensibly buggy and incomplete the "review" is absolutely useless. Obviously this user has never cared to contact the app provider to discuss his problems.
Birds of South America
Disappointed, I really wanted to check hummingbirds and of 200 + reported there were only 2 pictures. Also this took forever to download.
Improving all the time
I thought I would risk buying this as I don't want to carry a physical book. It downloaded over 2000 pictures. It is not yet complete, for instance all the cuckoos were depicted but only a fraction of the hummingbirds. I'm not sure I like the pictures of the birds that are being held by the feet, but I suppose as long as it is being done carefully by an expert! I think the app will be a good resource on my holiday to Chile.
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Oh dear
I was looking for an app to help me with the ID of birds in Peru. This app looked ideal, but it's not! It is just not complete. The layout has the potential to be good but the content is lacking. Take for example the family of "gulls and terns". There are 38 species listed but only one image. Useless. Humming birds has 244 species but only 28 with images. It is near impossible to ID a bird just from a description. I am sure that the designers will update the images when and if they get them, but this should not have been released as it is.
I recently purchased "Costa Rica birds" by BirdingFieldGuides. Wonderful. Many birds have several images, there is a facility to add your own notes and to date time and place for your sightings.
IMD would do well to look at this app for the right direction. Maybe they have taken on a project that is too big for their present resources?
So only one star at present. I hope I can alter this in the future as the number of images increases
I recently purchased "Costa Rica birds" by BirdingFieldGuides. Wonderful. Many birds have several images, there is a facility to add your own notes and to date time and place for your sightings.
IMD would do well to look at this app for the right direction. Maybe they have taken on a project that is too big for their present resources?
So only one star at present. I hope I can alter this in the future as the number of images increases
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South American bird app
This app has much potential but it keeps crashing! Please fix this!
Missing large number of images tech support not working
I purchased this app to help identify birds that I had captured images of while in South America. I was very surprised to discover that while they may have data on 3000 birds they only have images for a small number of them. I would guess that between 10 and 20 per cent have images. When I tried to contact support using the link in the app the email came back no such address. This app needs a lot of work before it can be useful for bird identification.
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Slightly better than nothing
Hours to download mediocre photos (user submitted or pulled from the web from the looks of it), only to find out that most of the birds still don't have pictures.
The descriptions are dry and the taxonomy is confusing, i.e. it is hard to find what you are looking for.
Points for lots of languages, but nothing else.
The descriptions are dry and the taxonomy is confusing, i.e. it is hard to find what you are looking for.
Points for lots of languages, but nothing else.
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