The living map of the bird world.

No. You see a bird, tap the plus and pick the species from the list. If you do not know it, fink identifies it from a photo or a few questions. Every sighting, you know one bird more.

No. Our goal is to make birdwatching accessible to everyone, with no hurdles and no prior knowledge. fink is built for beginners, experienced birders and photographers. Europe's best bird photographers are already here: their pictures are in the wiki, several times a year there is a photo contest with a jury and a community final, and a place on our channels if they want one.

Live means now. When someone logs a bird, it appears on the map immediately and you can assume it is still there. Others confirm on site whether it is still around. Once it is gone, it disappears from the map again. fink shows you where something is right now, not where something used to be. Locations of rare and protected species are blurred automatically.

FinkDetector tells you which bird you saw. You upload a photo or answer a few quick questions about size, colour and behaviour. It suggests the most likely species, tells you how confident it is, and from a photo it also tells whether it was a male, a female or a juvenile.

Yes, in beta. Selected users are currently testing our sound identification, specialised in the birds of Europe and Germany. Calls and songs to listen to are on the way.

Yes. Over 900 species from Europe, plus around 10,000 further species from every continent under “From all over the world”. So you fill your atlas on holiday and while travelling too.

Rare species need a proof photo until your trust level reaches the top tier. Photo, location and time are checked for plausibility. The community can confirm or question sightings. We detect faked locations and AI photos. Cheaters are out of the contest and, if it happens again, out of the app. Every suspension is decided by a human.

Yes. You upload your export from eBird or ornitho in the app, pick the years and everything lands in your atlas, your logbook and on your globe. Even the sightings from twenty years ago.

Every account gets 30 days of full access. After that Standard costs €3.99 per month or €34.99 per year. Pro costs €6.99 per month or €64.99 per year. Standard is the whole app. Pro adds your own guilds, other birders' globes, more than 8 guilds, favourite birds on your profile, the list of your profile visitors and the Pro badge.

The subscription runs through the App Store or Google Play and is cancelled there as well. Deleting your account does not end the subscription.

Each of these apps has its strength: ornitho as the reporting platform for science, eBird as the checklist database, Merlin for identification. What was missing is the shared experience on top, in an app that does not feel like 2010: live map, community, your atlas. And your old sightings come along with you.

Your data is stored on servers in Frankfurt and is never sold. We show no ads. Your photos remain yours. They appear on our social media channels only with your consent. Locations of rare species are blurred automatically.

The bird atlas works offline. Live map, community and identification need an internet connection. Wherever possible, we add further offline features.