A field guide to common Costa Rican birds, featuring images, vocalizations, and detailed descriptions. It includes search filters, personal lists, and note-taking capabilities, with options to record GPS and email sightings.
4.3(3 ratings)
$2.99
Top Picks for Costa Rica Birds Basic
3.9😐(25 ratings)
$14.99
A comprehensive digital field guide for birding in Costa Rica, offering detailed information on over 1000 species. This offline app allows users to track sightings, make notes, and compare similar birds, enhancing their birdwatching experience.
What We Love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Clear and concise information
- 👍 Good photos
- 👍 Good sounds/vocalizations
- 👍 Helpful range maps
- 👍 Useful for identification
- 👍 Good for recording sightings
- 👍 Can export data (CSV)
- 👍 Free alternative (Merlin) mentioned as a comparison
- 👍 Updated multiple times
- 👍 Good value for price
- 👍 Works on older OS versions
Room to Improve
- 🐛 Buggy and poorly made
- 🐛 Poor design
- 🐛 Difficult to use
- 🐛 Search not fully loading/unusable
- 🐛 Poorly organized
- 🐛 Inconsistent sound quality
- 🐛 Inaccurate range maps
- 🐛 Lacks species updates
- 🐛 Not worth the money
- 🐛 Minimal pictures/inconsistent quality
- 🐛 Sparse information
- 🐛 No way to compare birds side-by-side
- 🐛 Alphabetical listing by first word is unhelpful
- 🐛 Filter function not always relevant
- 🐛 Photos not always good quality
- 🐛 Overpriced for minimal information
- 🐛 Checklist feature useless
- 🐛 Cannot edit date/time of sighting
- 🐛 Lacks Spanish names
- 🐛 Filter function doesn't exclude migrating birds
- 🐛 Reverts to beginning of list after viewing a bird
- 🐛 Few and poor quality photos
- 🐛 Many likely birds missing
BirdSounds Costa Rica Lite by BirdingApps
Worth Considering
🔍 Reference
2.5(2 ratings)
Free
Explore the diverse avian life of Costa Rica with this app, featuring 136 songs and calls from 30 species. Easily search and categorize birds, view waveform displays, and access detailed recording information. Enjoy offline playback of your favorite bird sounds.
