Name: Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab
Rating: 4.7 (1127 reviews)
Author: Cornell University

Description

What's that bird? Ask Merlin—the world’s leading app for birds. Just like magic, Merlin Bird ID will help you solve the mystery.
Merlin Bird ID helps you identify birds you see and hear. Merlin is unlike any other bird app—it's powered by eBird, the world’s largest database of bird sightings, sounds, and photos.
Merlin offers four fun ways to identify birds. Answer a few simple questions, upload a photo, record a singing bird, or explore birds in a region.
Whether you’re curious about a bird you’ve seen once or you’re hoping to identify every bird you can find, the answers are waiting for you with this free app from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE MERLIN
• Expert ID tips, range maps, photos, and sounds help you learn about the birds you spot and build birding skills.
• Discover a new bird species each day with your own personalized Bird of the Day
• Get customized lists of birds you can find where you live or travel - anywhere in the world!
• Keep track of your sightings—build your personal list of the birds you find
MACHINE LEARNING MAGIC
• Powered by Visipedia, Merlin Sound ID and Photo ID uses machine learning to identify birds in photos and sounds. Merlin learns to recognize bird species based on training sets of millions of photos and sounds collected by birders at eBird.org, archived in the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
• Merlin delivers the most accurate results thanks to experienced birders, who curate and annotate sightings, photos, and sounds, who are the true magic behind Merlin.
AMAZING CONTENT
• Merlin has bird photos, songs, and calls, and identification help for anywhere in the world, including Mexico, Costa Rica, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, and more.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s mission is to interpret and conserve the Earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds and nature. We are able to offer Merlin for free thanks to the generosity of Cornell Lab members, supporters, and citizen-science contributors.

Hide Show More...

Screenshots

Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab FAQ

Is Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab free?

Yes, Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab legit?

✅ The Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab app appears to be high-quality and legitimate. Users are very satisfied.

Thanks for the vote
How much does Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab cost?

Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab is free.
What is Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab revenue?

To get estimated revenue of Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab app and other AppStore insights you can sign up to AppTail Mobile Analytics Platform.

User Rating

4.73 out of 5

1,127 ratings in Australia

5 star

933

4 star

135

3 star

2 star

1 star

Ratings History

Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab Reviews

Best bird ID

Merlin is the perfect bird ID. if you are looking for one I highly recommend it! It’s one of few bird IDs that are free without ads and have top quality identification. You will not find anything else that identifies like Merlin. I highly recommend it! 🦆

Sound is no longer works.

I’ve used Merlin Bird ID for a couple of years, particularly enjoying the ability to record bird song and identify the bird singing. Since about mud-2024, the sound id aspect of the app has not worked. I suspect it may be related to an iOS update. Looking forward to when this issue might be resolved.

Great App

So easy to use and help identify birds I’m unsure of.

Thnx

Love u merlin bird id

Can’t select location

Good app when it gets it right. Can’t select bird from explore list and can’t select a location. Please fix.

Family fun!

Loving finding birds with my daughter 🐣

bird

like bird :) like bird app :)

It IDs birds

Absolutely Fantastic!

What a great app for anyone that has an interest in birds or looking to get into birdwatching, twitching etc. It’s super easy to use and all the features are just awesome. Everyone I show is just amazed and want to download right there and then. I have a whole new appreciation for birds and look forward to seeing my next new bird. Keep the update's coming Merlin. Love the sound feature too. Play a bird sound and before you know it there is one of those in our yard.

Identifying Birds

Great app for identifying birds while travelling to different areas. Love the simple identification method used, easy to use, even includes bird calls.

Store Rankings

Chart