Help Identifying Birds
Bird Identification
Birds are a joy to watch, but they can be tricky to identify. Below are tools to help you improve your bird identification skills.
Merlin Bird ID app
Get help with a bird ID anywhere in the world!
- FREE and easy to use!
- 5 simple questions to ID a bird
- Option to ID from a photo
- International bird ID on mobile app
- Available in 12 languages, for 7 continents
- Answers can be dropped into Great Backyard Bird Count list
Audubon Bird Guide app
Mobile app for in-depth identification and biology information for birds in the U.S. and Canada
- Free and easy to use for all experience levels.
- Contains over 800 species of North American birds, more than 3,000 photos, over eight hours of audio clips of songs and calls, multi-season range maps, and in-depth text by leading North American bird expert Kenn Kaufman.
- It’s easy to identify a bird by indicating color, size, habitat, shape and more. It can filter the list automatically based on your location and time of year.
- Keep track of all the birds you see and your life list.
- See where the birds are with nearby birding hotspots and real-time sightings from eBird.
- Post your photos to the Photo Feed so other Audubon Bird Guide users can see your best bird shots.
Audubon’s Guide to North American Birds
Web app for in-depth identification and biology information for birds in the U.S. and Canada
- Web-friendly database for North American birds
- Beautiful David Allen Sibley illustrations
- Range maps adapted from Lives of North American Birds
- Easy to use search tool by name, family, or region
All About Birds
Web app for in-depth identification and biology information for birds in the U.S. and Canada
- Web-friendly database for North American birds
- Search for specific species and compare with similar species
- Learn about bird life history, distribution, and sound identification
- Be inspired by thousands of beautiful bird images
- Read the latest bird news from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
