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

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

A large, social wading bird of South America, most easily recognized by its pale pink plumage and distinctive grey legs with bright pink joints.

What it sounds like

A loud, nasal, goose-like honking or trumpeting.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Peter Boesman · ArgentinaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

They are distinguished from other flamingo species by their grey legs with contrasting pink tarsal joints and feet.
The black coloration on their bill is more extensive than other species, covering more than half of the beak's length.
They are highly cold-tolerant, capable of inhabiting Andean salt lakes at altitudes of up to 4,500 meters.
Their vibrant pink plumage is a result of carotenoid pigments obtained from their diet of brine shrimp and blue-green algae.
Nesting occurs in massive colonies where they build cone-shaped mud mounds to protect a single egg from flooding.

Habitat

Saline and alkaline lakes, salt pans, estuaries, and coastal lagoons.

Range

Southern South America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay.

Similar & commonly confused birds

American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus

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