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What Our Birders Say

Patricia L

Very encouraging birding app

Easy to use, fun to see progress and encouraging to receive feedback from other users.

Nick S

Work together with community

Been loving using this app to log my bird sightings and work together with community members to identify different birds. I've already learned a lot since I started about a month ago!

Abi.M

Awesome App

I really enjoy using this app! It is such a friendly community of bird-lovers who are happy to help if I need ID advice. It’s been great motivation to get outdoors and go birding more! 10/10 😍😍

Anonymous

The best bird logging app

Birda is honestly the best bird logging app I have seen. I love all the features it has from being able to do a session and log all the birds you see in one sitting, to being able to connect with other birders from all over the globe!

Trevarthen1

Birda fan

I really enjoy using Birda, all sightings are recorded and photos can be added. There are monthly challenges which help to get you out to record your sightings. The Birda community are great and are happy to help with unidentified bird sightings. Suitable for all ages and experience!

David C

Very knowledgeable group

Nice friendly birding community. Very knowledgeable group with a willingness to help.

Marlster24

Very Wholesome App

Joined this app with a new interest in watching birds to help me find out what I was spotting. The community is very active in helping identify birds which is great and everyone is very kind so it’s just a nice wholesome community. I would definitely recommend this for any bird spotter 😄

Birdafan

Ideal Birdwatch Companion

Simply adds to the enjoyment of my birdwatching and helps me record what I’ve seen.

Alice J

Awesome Birding Community

I absolutely love the community aspect of this app. The app is so user friendly and has fun interactive challenges to get you out birding. I’ve tried others but since I’ve started using Birda I’ve not gone back!

Marlster24

Recommend for any bird watcher

Very wholesome app: I joined this app with a new interest in watching birds to help me find out what I was spotting. The community is very active in helping identify birds which is great and everyone is very kind so it’s just a nice wholesome community. I would definitely recommend this for any bird spotter 😃

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Edwards's Pheasant

Ferruginous Partridge

Germain's Peacock-Pheasant

Great Argus

Green Junglefowl

Green-legged Partridge

Green Peafowl

Grey-breasted Partridge

Grey Peacock-Pheasant

Hill Partridge

Himalayan Monal

Japanese Quail

Kalij Pheasant

King Quail

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Long-billed Partridge

Malayan Crested Argus

CHALLENGES

Malayan Partridge

Malayan Peacock-Pheasant

Mountain Bamboo Partridge

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant

Mrs. Hume's Pheasant

Orange-necked Partridge

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Pheasant

Quail

Rain Quail

Red-billed Partridge

Red-breasted Partridge

LIFE LISTS

Red Junglefowl

Roll's Partridge

Rufous-throated Partridge

Salvadori's Pheasant

Sclater's Monal

Siamese Fireback

Siamese Partridge

Silver Pheasant

Snow Mountain Quail

Sumatran Partridge

Temminck's Tragopan

Vietnamese Crested Argus

White-cheeked Partridge

Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove

Amethyst Brown Dove

Andaman Green Pigeon

Ashy-headed Green Pigeon

Ashy Wood Pigeon

Banded Fruit Dove

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What Our Birders Say

Very encouraging birding app

Work together with community

Awesome App

The best bird logging app

Birda fan

Very knowledgeable group

Very Wholesome App

Ideal Birdwatch Companion

Awesome Birding Community

Recommend for any bird watcher

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