Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Version
3.12.1
Downloads
10,000,000+
Updated
Jun 8, 2026
Developer
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Category
Books & Reference
Content Rating
Everyone
Package
com.labs.merlinbirdid.app
Platform
Android
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What's New

What’s new in 3.12:
Observation Deck: Your Merlin home screen now features a swipeable daily feed showcasing Bird of the Day, stunning featured photos, and bite-sized bird tips! Each contains a full-screen view for photos and videos, plus a "Learn more" button to dive deeper into species accounts or related content.
New language support for Kyrgyz and Welsh.
Improvements and new species added to Photo ID

About this app

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.
• Discover a new bird species each day with your own personalized Bird of the Day
• Get customized lists of birds you can find where you live or travel - anywhere in the world!
• Keep track of your sightings—build your personal list of the birds you find

MACHINE LEARNING MAGIC
• Powered by Visipedia, Merlin Sound ID and Photo ID uses machine 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.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s mission is to interpret and conserve the Earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds and nature. We are able to offer Merlin for free thanks to the generosity of Cornell Lab members, supporters, and citizen-science contributors.

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Identity Special Access
  • find accounts on the device
Contacts Special Access
  • find accounts on the device
Location Special Access
  • approximate location (network-based)
  • precise location (GPS and network-based)
Phone Special Access
  • read phone status and identity
Photos/Media/Files Basic Access
  • read the contents of your USB storage
  • modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage Basic Access
  • read the contents of your USB storage
  • modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Microphone Special Access
  • record audio
Wi-Fi connection information Basic Access
  • view Wi-Fi connections
Device ID & call information Special Access
  • read phone status and identity
Other Basic Access
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • access Bluetooth settings
  • change network connectivity
  • connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • modify system settings