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

Elliot's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites gracilis

A small, mysterious seabird characterized by its soot-black plumage, white rump, and a distinctive white patch on the center of its belly.

What it sounds like

Usually silent at sea; at nesting sites, it emits high-pitched twittering and soft, repetitive squeaks.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Rodrigo Silva · ChileCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Despite being locally abundant, its first confirmed nesting site was only discovered in 2003 in the Atacama Desert.
It is the only storm-petrel species frequently observed foraging in very shallow, inshore waters and harbors.
The species exhibits 'pattering' behavior, using its feet to strike the water surface to hover while feeding on plankton.
Two distinct subspecies exist: one restricted to the Galapagos Islands and another inhabiting the Humboldt Current.
Current population estimates are speculative because many breeding colonies in the high-altitude Andes or coastal deserts remain unfound.

Habitat

Pelagic and coastal waters; nests in hyper-arid desert crevices or volcanic rock cavities.

Range

The Humboldt Current along the coasts of Peru and Chile, and the Galapagos Archipelago.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Pincoya Storm-PetrelOceanites pincoyae Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus

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