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

Yellow-breasted Greenfinch

Chloris spinoides

A vibrant, medium-sized finch of the Himalayas characterized by its striking yellow underparts and contrasting olive-black wings.

What it sounds like

A rapid, musical twittering interspersed with a distinctive, nasal, wheezing 'dzweee' note.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Lars Lachmann · IndiaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Exhibits altitudinal migration, breeding in high-mountain forests and descending to lower valleys during winter months.
Highly social outside the breeding season, often congregating in large, noisy flocks frequently mixed with other finch species.
Primarily granivorous, utilizing its stout conical bill to feed on seeds from thistles, sunflowers, and coniferous trees.
Builds a compact, cup-shaped nest lined with fine hair and feathers, typically positioned high in cedar or pine trees for protection.
The species displays a characteristic undulating flight pattern, with bright yellow wing bars becoming highly visible in motion.

Habitat

Temperate coniferous and mixed forests, alpine scrub, and high-altitude agricultural clearings.

Range

The Himalayas and surrounding mountain ranges, spanning from eastern Afghanistan to Myanmar and southern China.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Black-headed GreenfinchChloris ambigua European GreenfinchChloris chloris Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica Vietnamese GreenfinchChloris monguilloti

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