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Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds

Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds

Advanced Bird Photo & Sound ID

17K ratings
239 reviews
📚 Education
🔍 Reference
Free
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Released
November 6, 2017
Updated
October 17, 2026

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Developer

Yellow Cardinal Inc.
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Instantly identify birds from photos or sounds. Explore a global bird guide, learn through interactive challenges and courses, and log your sightings. Connect with a community of bird watchers and collect animated stickers.

✓Identify birds by photo
✓Identify birds by sound
✓Global bird identification guide
✓Bird watching journal
✓Interactive learning games
✓Community sharing features
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What users say about Smart Bird ID

Reviews of Smart Bird ID are mostly positive: the Education app is rated 4.7/5 from 17K App Store ratings. What users like most: terrific app for identifying birds, helpful for learning about birds. Top complaints: occasional bugs and glitches, some features locked behind paywall. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Terrific app for identifying birds
  • 👍Helpful for learning about birds
  • 👍Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍Provides detailed information on birds
  • 👍Useful for both beginners and experienced birders
  • 👍Responsive and helpful customer support
  • 👍Ability to log and track birds seen
  • 👍Useful for traveling and seeing new birds

Negative things

  • 🐛Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💰Some features locked behind paywall
  • 🔍Difficulty isolating bird sounds in noisy environments
  • 🔍Inaccurate bird identifications at times
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What's New in Smart Bird ID

5.2.0

October 17, 2026

• All-new Photo ID: see the species in seconds, then its sex and age, with “Why we think so”. • A redesigned New Sighting screen, with an automatic Backyard list for Smart Bird ID+ members. • A new moment after saving that celebrates lifers and new stickers. • Sound ID now works offline from the first launch, with no extra download. • A much smaller download. • Privacy: shared sightings now show an approximate area (about 1 km) and the town name, never your exact spot. Your journal keeps the exact location. • Photos, videos and sounds you share no longer contain location data. • My Stickers: “Collected” now shows only the stickers you’ve earned by finding the bird. • Lifetime members: a cleaner Settings screen with only the options that apply to you. • Updated bird data and Sound ID example recordings. • Bug fixes and improvements.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Smart Bird ID+ Monthly

Your birding journey—backed up & shared with the world

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User reviews

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Bird Sound update

I reached out to the developer about an issue and they fixed it ridiculously fast. I’m super impressed!
MMamaSue612

Bird Sound update

My bird sound mode of my app is still not working.
MMamaSue612

Legacy hobby

I was introduced to birding by my mother and it is about the only thing I do that connects me to her still. The Smart Bird ID app has made it so much easier to capture and catalogue the birds I am fortunate enough to come across.
TThunderChas

The best bird identification app of all time!

This is the best app I’ve ever gotten! I’ve learned so much and I’m happy to call myself a birder. 10/10 would recommend!
WMWild club member

This is the best app

It is awesome
CCubbilover
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Login screen freezes

Bug

Playback issues with bird songs

Bug

Inconsistent progress tracking in quizzes

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Requested Features

4 requests

Rarity ratings for birds in user's area

Feature

Improved picture-based bird identification

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Option to copy/paste bird information

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Ability to track multiple birds at once

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FAQ

What does the What Bird Is It? Smart Bird ID app do?

This app helps you identify birds instantly using photos or by recording their songs and calls. It also provides a global bird guide, learning modules, and features to log your bird sightings and connect with other bird watchers.

How accurate is the bird identification?

The app utilizes powerful AI bird recognition and bird song identification tools for fast and accurate identification. It can even identify multiple species at once from recordings, even with background noise.

Is the app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to use and is 100% ad-free. While the core identification and learning features are free, there are in-app purchases available for additional content or features.

Can I use the app offline?

Yes, the app works offline, making it suitable for use on trails, in forests, gardens, and during travel when internet connectivity may be limited.

What are the learning features in the app?

The app includes an interactive Bird Academy with daily challenges, quizzes on various bird aspects, mini-games to train memory and listening skills, and educational videos and courses created with field experts.