The Merlin Bird ID app has been developed but he Cornell Lab or Ornithology as a solution for avid or amateur birders to use when they want to pinpoint the specific species that might call their neighborhood home.
The app is capable of utilizing its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify more than 400 species of birds that call the US and Canada homes. The app will display a list along with photos of birds that are singing in the neighborhood in real-time.
The Merlin Bird ID app makes use of the database that contains the research of tens of thousands of scientific citizens who contributed their observations and recordings to make the smartphone tool possible.
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The Merlin Bird ID App Identifies Nearby Birds That are Singing
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