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

Blue-winged Leafbird

Chloropsis moluccensis

A vibrant green canopy-dwelling passerine distinguished by its electric blue wing-bends and complex vocal mimicry.

What it sounds like

A rich, varied medley of clear whistles and chattering, often punctuated by convincing imitations of other forest birds.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Bram Piot · LaosCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Males exhibit a sharp black mask and throat bib contrasted with a yellow halo, while females are more uniform green.
They possess a specialized brush-tipped tongue used to extract nectar from various flowering forest trees.
As exceptional mimics, they frequently incorporate the vocalizations of other bird species into their melodic songs.
Despite their small size, they are aggressively territorial and will chase larger species away from preferred food sources.
The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Javan Leafbird but is now recognized as its own distinct taxon.

Habitat

Lowland and hill evergreen forests, peat swamp forests, and mature secondary growth.

Range

Southeast Asia, including the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Blue-masked LeafbirdChloropsis venusta Bornean LeafbirdChloropsis kinabaluensis Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons Greater Green LeafbirdChloropsis sonnerati Javan LeafbirdChloropsis cochinchinensis Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni Lesser Green LeafbirdChloropsis cyanopogon Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickii

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