eBird by Cornell Lab

4.1
3.61K reviews
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

eBird Mobile makes it easy to record the birds you see in the field, and seamlessly link these observations with eBird--a global online database of bird records used by hundreds of thousands of birders around the world. This free resource makes it easy to keep track of what you see, while making your data openly available for scientific research, education, and conservation. eBird Mobile is the only app that passes information directly from the Android device to your eBird account on the web.

Features

- Track your bird sightings from anywhere in the world.
- View your Life, Year, and Month lists for any region or nearby location.
- Full global taxonomy based on The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World.
- Common names available in 41 languages and regional versions (e.g., Portuguese names in Brazil or in Portugal).
- Checklists customized for your location and time of year, showing most likely species based on eBird data.
- Real-time feedback on whether a sighting is rare in the area.
- Quick entry tools to make note-taking faster than ever before.
- GPS enabled location plotting and tracking options.
- Map tools that show you hundreds of thousands of eBird Hotspots.
- Full offline functionality, enabling use in places with limited or no Internet connection.
- Entire app translated to Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Croatian, Khmer, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional).
Updated on
1 Apr 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Location and Personal info
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.1
3.49K reviews
Leo King
24 May 2025
great app, though I'm not sure why this app and Merlin are separate. couldn't the sound and photo ID be incorporated into eBird to make it easier to maintain your lists? Also when using Merlin and identifying a bird, it would be great if when it took you to ebird, it would prefill in the bird that you've seen - I always have to enter it every time which seems strange when I clicked a button saying "This is my bird"
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Blackbird Singing
8 April 2024
Cool little app. Not discovered all features yet. Partners great with the merlin app! Useful offline maps and ability to create a list. Only gripe so far is it always defaults to current location on explore option. I want to set the location to where I'm going. When I try to set location using map, it still defaults to current location. Other than that very good app. Recommended! Thanks for creating this app and sharing it with us all ; )
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
11 April 2024
Sass - In Explore, clicking on the filter/edit icon (top right) should allow you to change to any location/region in the world. If this isn't working for you, contact help through the app and include as much info as possible. Regards, Team eBird.
A Google user
1 October 2019
The 3 stars is for the update. Such a shame as it's a 5-star app. It's a case of I wish I'd never seen the update, and can I have my old app back please :) 3 stars though because it's still excellent but old interface was much better, especially location. All my private locations (like home, or counties passing through on motorway, etc, etc) which I never uploaded to ebird as didn't necessarily fit their criteria, even though super useful for me, have vanished. If a thing ain't broke..
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What's new

Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements