eBird by Cornell Lab

4.1
3.59K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Rated for 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
3.46K reviews
James Munday
27 March 2025
A great app and an essential tool for all birders. So famous it's 'industry standard' for birding. However, a few things can be off-putting. For a beginner, the 'are your sure it was this bird' emails (rare though they are) can be quite aggressive and demotivating. That could be better integrated into the app. Also, better matching between eBird and Merlin, especially on the rarity of species. Sometimes Merlin lists a species as rare, but eBird as uncommon.
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Corvus
10 April 2025
Major bug causes ended checklists to restart when reopening the app in a new area. During the PA bird atlas so it forces the checklist outside of the block. This is really messed up for people who don't know to edit the track. Now edit track is also broken and the rolling out of poorly tested projects feature that is very buggy right before spring atlasing begins was a very bad idea. I know Cornell isn't NASA but these things need way more time and are already screwing up atlasing.
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Paul Pop
3 May 2025
As an ornithologist and a birder, this app is amazing for so many reasons. While keeping track of my records, I can also find out areas where there is more likelihood of occurrence of a species of interest, and plan my bird-watching trips occasionally using the information from the app.
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What's new

Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements