Comments on: Our Review: Best iPhone Apps for Learning Bird Songs

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 21:29:39 +0000

Well, when traveling, I have used my meager knowledge of bird songs coupled with a neighborhood mockingbird to find out what birds to look for wherever I am. I can usually ID the mocker. I love your suggestion, though

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By: roland

roland — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:13:09 +0000

A really new and good birding app is BIRD SONGS of Europe. Try it!
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bird-songs-europe-north-africa/id889786452?mt=8

By: Florence Wilkinson

Florence Wilkinson — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 07:54:29 +0000

I’m actually working on an audio recognition app for birdsong at the moment – it’s called Warblr and should be ready in full in the spring, but we’re likely to have a demo by the end of the year. My cofounder Dr Dan Stowell has created the technology (read about his latest paper here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28358123), and we’ve just received a small grant to build the prototype app itself. You can follow us on @warblrUK or like us on facebook.com/warblr for updates. :-)

By: Santosh dharwadkar

Santosh dharwadkar — Tue, 20 May 2014 07:28:51 +0000

Bird tunes are very good apps and it is mainly focused on sound apps with geographical location.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:38:37 +0000

In reply to Larry Underwood. Thanks for the clarification and sorry for missing this feature during the review! We've made a note above. - Hugh

By: Larry Underwood

Larry Underwood — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:11:53 +0000

iKnowBirdSongs DOES have predetermined sets of similar songs. Go to any species page and if the “Similars” button (lower right hand corner) is “lit” (bright orange) click it and you’ll gat a set of species with similar songs. Additionally, any set of similar songs can be turned into a new study deck by clicking the “New Deck” button ( at the bottom). That way you can focus on a group of species that might otherwise be confusing.

By: RMiller

RMiller — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:26:35 +0000

Too bad that Merlin BirdID is only available if you can get IOS7.
I have an old ipod and can’t get it…

By: Barbara Aran

Barbara Aran — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:04:15 +0000

Well, I think that the computer technology will be truly effective when it can identify a mockingbird AND identify what the mockingbird was imitating! So far, only a human and another mockingbird can do that…and the human is not always able to id the source. Lol

By: David Gascoigne

David Gascoigne — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:56:50 +0000

Any recommendations for an app for the bird songs of France and Spain?

By: Stephen Barnard

Stephen Barnard — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:28:09 +0000

I just checked out Larkwire on the iTunes store: $2.99 for each package. Very inexpensive.