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Bird ID Hawaii app for iPhone and iPad


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Travel Reference
Developer: John P. Hoover
6.99 USD
Current version: 4.36, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 19 Oct 2014
App size: 158.88 Mb

Updated May 2022. Everything you need for identifying birds in Hawaii. Includes all native and endemic birds, introduced birds, regularly-seen seabirds and shorebirds, common migrant waterfowl. Built-in sounds for most forest & tall grass birds.

- Find birds by Habitat, Color, Name
- Play sound for most birds
- Play video for many birds (internet required)
- Save birds in Logbook, add field notes, email Logbook (text only)
- Direct link to Wikipedia article for each bird.
- Links to useful birding websites.
- Designed for iPhone but also plays well on iPad.


Not included: rare migrant waterfowl and a few very localized introduced birds.

Created by John Hoover, author of Hawaiis best-selling marine life ID books: The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, and: Hawaiis Sea Creatures, a Guide to Hawaiis Marine Invertebrates. Check them out on Amazon