How accurate is Birdsong's bird identifier?

It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

Is my recording stored?

No. Your audio is used to identify the bird in the moment and isn't saved to our servers. The birds you confirm are kept as cards in your own field journal; the recordings themselves are not.

Is the bird identifier free?

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Do I need an account or internet to identify a bird?

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Birdsong field guide

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala

A medium-sized hummingbird recognized by its vibrant blue crown, stark white throat, and contrasting bronze-green back.

What it sounds like

A sharp, repetitive, metallic 'tik' or 'tsit' note, often delivered in rapid succession.

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Field notes

The species is named for its glittering violet-blue forehead and crown, which contrasts sharply with its white underparts.
Unlike many hummingbird species, the Azure-crowned Hummingbird exhibits minimal sexual dimorphism, meaning males and females look nearly identical.
The bill is straight and medium-length, featuring a distinctive reddish-pink lower mandible with a dark tip.
It is known to follow an altitudinal migration pattern, moving from high-elevation pine-oak forests to lower valleys during the winter months.
While primarily a nectarivore, it frequently gleans small insects and spiders from the undersides of leaves.

Habitat

Humid to semi-humid pine-oak forests, cloud forest edges, and shaded coffee plantations.

Range

Eastern and southern Mexico through Central America to northern Nicaragua.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Berylline HummingbirdSaucerottia beryllina Blue-tailed HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanura Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanni Chestnut-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia castaneiventris Copper-rumped HummingbirdSaucerottia tobaci Copper-tailed HummingbirdSaucerottia cupreicauda Green-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia viridigaster Indigo-capped HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanifrons

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