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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Birdsong field guide

Temminck's Lark

Eremophila bilopha

A specialized desert passerine characterized by a striking black-and-white facial mask and distinctive erectile feather 'horns'.

What it sounds like

A thin, high-pitched 'tsip' or 'si-si' call; the song is a brief, jingling series of metallic notes.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Tero Linjama · MoroccoCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is the arid-zone counterpart to the Horned Lark, evolved specifically for life in harsh, stony desert environments.
The species displays prominent black crown feathers that can be raised into 'horns' during courtship and territorial disputes.
Its upperparts are a unique pinkish-cinnamon or rufous-sandy color, providing near-perfect camouflage against desert hamada soils.
Unlike many other lark species, it has a relatively restricted global range confined primarily to the Sahara and the Middle East.
The female often constructs a 'pavement' of small stones or hardened earth around the rim of its ground-level cup nest.

Habitat

Stony deserts, dry silt plains, and open hamada with very sparse vegetation.

Range

North Africa, from Western Sahara to Egypt, extending into the northern Arabian Peninsula and Iraq.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Horned LarkEremophila alpestris

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