Merlin has a new look!
The layout of Merlin has been updated to make the app more intuitive, faster to use, and easier to learn about the birds around you.
Introducing Your Bird of the Day
Get ready to discover a new bird every day with a personalized Bird of the Day picked just for you.
Explore Species While You Listen
Hear a new bird with Sound ID? Now you can read more about the species without stopping recording, so you don’t miss out on other IDs.
Updated Sound ID Model (v34): Merlin can now identify over 1200 species by sound! We added over 150 new species to sound ID in this update, including fan-favorites like Wilson’s Plover, Flame-colored Tanager, and New Zealand Fantail.
New Languages: Merlin is now available in Thai and Danish!
Bug Fixes: We’re working to make the Merlin experience smoother, and added fixes for a few pesky bugs related to location services and the Life List page.
Updated Sound ID Model (v34): Merlin can now identify over 1200 species by sound! We added over 150 new species to sound ID in this update, including fan-favorites like Wilson’s Plover, Flame-colored Tanager, and New Zealand Fantail.
New Languages: Merlin is now available in Thai and Danish!
Bug Fixes: We’re working to make the Merlin experience smoother, and added fixes for a few pesky bugs related to location services and the Life List page.
Updated Sound ID Model (v34): Merlin can now identify over 1200 species by sound! We added over 150 new species to sound ID in this update, including fan-favorites like Wilson’s Plover, Flame-colored Tanager, and New Zealand Fantail.
New Languages: Merlin is now available in Thai and Danish!
Bug Fixes: We’re working to make the Merlin experience smoother, and added fixes for a few pesky bugs related to location services and the Life List page.
We’re giving Merlin a makeover! We hope you find the new navigation system sleeker and more intuitive to use.
In addition to being able to more quickly navigate around the app, Sound ID can now run in the background while you use other parts of Merlin, like Explore and Life List.
- Now, when you tap on a bird in your Sound ID recordings, you can cycle through multiple results for that bird. This is a great way to compare different results and find the one that you're most confident in.
- We've also made it easier to explore your Sound ID recordings by highlighting the singing birds, same as the live recording. This makes it easy to see which birds are singing and to identify and learn the songs and calls.
Updates to My Sound Recordings screen to quickly explore and manage your recordings:
- Quickly view the top species
- Search by species, location, and filename
- Sort by date, recording length, and file name
- Select multiple recordings to share or delete
New: App Language selector in settings
Updates to My Sound Recordings screen to quickly explore and manage your recordings:
- Quickly view the top species
- Search by species, location, and filename
- Sort by date, recording length, and file name
- Select multiple recordings to share or delete
New: App Language selector in settings
Sound ID is better than over, with additional birds for the United States, Canada and now the common species of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East! Record the birds you hear, and watch real-time results show up on the screen to help guide you to the correct identification.
Sound ID is better than over, with additional birds for the United States, Canada and now the common species of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East! Record the birds you hear, and watch real-time results show up on the screen to help guide you to the correct identification.
Sound ID for 400+ species in the US and Canada!
Have you ever been mystified when hearing a bird you can’t see? Merlin helps you identify birds even when you can’t see them. Record the birds you hear, and watch real-time results show up on the screen to help guide you to the correct identification.
Sound ID for 400+ species in the US and Canada!
Have you ever been mystified when hearing a bird you can’t see? Merlin helps you identify birds even when you can’t see them. Record the birds you hear, and watch real-time results show up on the screen to help guide you to the correct identification.
Sound ID for 400+ species in the US and Canada!
Have you ever been mystified when hearing a bird you can’t see? Merlin helps you identify birds even when you can’t see them. Record the birds you hear, and watch real-time results show up on the screen to help guide you to the correct identification.
Sound ID for 400+ species in the US and Canada!
Have you ever been mystified when hearing a bird you can’t see? Merlin helps you identify birds even when you can’t see them. Record the birds you hear, and watch real-time results show up on the screen to help guide you to the correct identification.
Sound ID for 400+ species in the US and Canada!
Have you ever been mystified when hearing a bird you can’t see? Merlin helps you identify birds even when you can’t see them. Record the birds you hear, and watch real-time results show up on the screen to help guide you to the correct identification.
Save My Bird
Now when you use the Bird ID or Photo ID features to identify a bird, you can tell Merlin that "This is my bird!" and save that sighting to your free Cornell Lab account. As you record when and where you see birds, you'll be able to watch your life list grow!
New in 1.8.1
• Bug fixes
• Common name options added: Arabic, Asturian, Azerbaijani, Catalan, Spanish (Peru), Spanish (Paraguay), Euskera, French, French Guiana, Galician, and Slovak.
Save My Bird
Now when you use the Bird ID or Photo ID features to identify a bird, you can tell Merlin that "This is my bird!" and save that sighting to your free Cornell Lab account. As you record when and where you see birds, you'll be able to watch your life list grow!
New in 1.8.1
• Bug fixes
• Common name options added: Arabic, Asturian, Azerbaijani, Catalan, Spanish (Peru), Spanish (Paraguay), Euskera, French, French Guiana, Galician, and Slovak.
What's New
Save My Bird
Now when you use the Bird ID or Photo ID features to identify a bird, you can tell Merlin that "This is my bird!" and save that sighting to your free Cornell Lab account. As you record when and where you see birds, you'll be able to watch your life list grow!
This update adds support for the Swarovski Optik dG, as well as various fixes and improvements to help you identify more birds.
This update adds support for the Swarovski Optik dG, as well as various fixes and improvements to help you identify more birds.
This update adds support for the Swarovski Optik dG, as well as various fixes and improvements to help you identify more birds.
This release includes a new design to the Packs screen, among other improvements and bug fixes.
This release includes many fixes and tweaks reported to us by the Merlin community. Your reports make Merlin better for everyone, please continue to send your feedback to merlinhelp@cornell.edu.
Fixes an issue with Bird Packs where some devices were unable to download and install new packs. If you experienced this on your device, we recommend deleting Merlin from your device and installing this latest version.
Support for Hebrew and Chinese added.
New: eBird Life List integration
We are excited to announce the new eBird Life List integration in Merlin! Sign in with your Cornell Lab account to quickly view your world life list of species you have submitted to eBird.org.
This is the first step to being able to fully create and manage your life list in Merlin. Sign up for a free account through the app, and submit your sightings at eBird.org or with the eBird Mobile app to see your list in Merlin grow.
New: eBird Life List integration
We are excited to announce the new eBird Life List integration in Merlin! Sign in with your Cornell Lab account to quickly view your world life list of species you have submitted to eBird.org.
This is the first step to being able to fully create and manage your life list in Merlin. Sign up for a free account through the app, and submit your sightings at eBird.org or with the eBird Mobile app to see your list in Merlin grow.
New: eBird Life List integration
We are excited to announce the new eBird Life List integration in Merlin! Sign in with your Cornell Lab account to quickly view your world life list of species you have submitted to eBird.org.
This is the first step to being able to fully create and manage your life list in Merlin. Sign up for a free account through the app, and submit your sightings at eBird.org or with the eBird Mobile app to see your list in Merlin grow.
1.4.1 - improvements to Explore Birds
New Merlin bar charts are an exciting way to view how common birds are at a location during different times of year, and let you explore migration anywhere in the world. You can find the bar charts by opening up Explore Birds, and using the filter options to select the location and date you want to explore under Likely Birds. The bar charts use eBird data to let you know at a glance how common each species is for every week of the year.
Introducing Bar Charts!
New Merlin bar charts are an exciting way to view how common birds are at a location during different times of year, and let you explore migration anywhere in the world. You can find the bar charts by opening up Explore Birds, and using the filter options (button in top right corner) to select the location and date you want to explore under Likely Birds. The bar charts use eBird data to let you know at a glance how common each species is for every week of the year.
Simpler species search in Explore Birds- Can't remember where the hyphens go in Bare-throated Tiger-Heron? No problem, Merlin search now helps you find it even if you put in a space. If you use 4-letter codes for quick entry in eBird, you can also use those shortcuts to find a bird in Merlin.
Simpler species search in Explore Birds- Can't remember where the hyphens go in Bare-throated Tiger-Heron? No problem, Merlin search now helps you find it even if you put in a space. If you use 4-letter codes for quick entry in eBird, you can also use those shortcuts to find a bird in Merlin.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT SPECIES NAVIGATIONWhen you are looking at bird info, new buttons at the bottom of the screen let you quickly move between species to compare range maps, songs, images, and ID textSHARE YOUR IDAfter you identify a bird, tap "This is my bird!" and a new Share action is available to to share that successful ID via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, text message, email, etc.
New: Sound player with spectrograms!Spectrograms provide a visual way to read and learn songs. You can read a spectrogram in a similar fashion as sheet music:• lines going up and down to indicate pitch• line gets darker to indicate volume• time is represented horizontallyUpdate your packs to get the new spectrograms.
Taxonomy update 2017Added up updated information for Cassia Crossbill, Hen Harrier, Great Gray Shrike, Rivioli's Hummingbird, and more.More common name languagesSupport added to see common names in many additional languages.New App ShortcutsIf you have Android 7.1 or newer, you can tap and hold on the Merlin Bird ID icon to get quick access to Photo ID and Birds Nearby.
Did you know we've added nearly a thousand new species in Merlin over the past year? Many of those are available as updates to packs you have already downloaded, but if you don't check the Bird Pack screen, you'll never see them! Merlin will now alert you when a new update is available.When you are browsing your photos, you can now quickly open one for Merlin to identify by tapping the share icon and selecting Merlin Photo ID.
New location shortcut:When you are using the Likely Birds feature, just tap the location button in the bottom right corner of the screen to quickly update the bird list to you current location.Improved date selector:There is now a new option in the date selector– Today. The date (and the bird lists) shown will always stay current when Today is selected!
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.
• Customized lists of birds to find where you live or travel
• Merlin was created by bird experts for everyone.
• Merlin is global—look up any bird at any location.
• Keep track of your sightings—linked to eBird, a global database of more than 1 billion bird observations!
MACHINE LEARNING MAGIC
• Powered by Visipedia, Merlin Sound ID and Photo ID uses deep 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
• Choose bird packs that contain 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.
• It’s available in your language. Merlin is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hebrew, German, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s goal is to help you and millions of others to learn about birds. Our nonprofit mission to improve the understanding and protection of birds and nature is made possible by the generosity of Cornell Lab members, supporters, and citizen-science contributors.