Aust. Birds for Android

11 things about Aust. Birds

1. Along with descriptions of distinguishing features, details of size, habitat preferences, diet and other details, this information provides an increasingly effective means of identifying birds that can be found in Australia.

2. To use the guide, drill down though the species groups to find a group that you think is likely to contain the species you have observed.

3. The required accuracy of the colour filter can be adjusted to refine or broaden the number of species that match your search.

4. For groups of species with size and wingspan data you can also filter based upon size and wingspan estimates.

5. Once you find an image that matches, view the description details for that species to confirm the identification.

6. Then you can tap magnifying glass button in the top right corner of the screen to see all identification images for species in the chosen group.

7. Almost all species descriptions include several identification photos.

8. All users of this app are welcome to contribute to the quality of the app by adding descriptive details, identification photos and sound recordings.

9. You can refine the filter via the filter tab, selecting only those species that have the chosen colours.

10. If you have knowledge that would improve the usefulness of this field guide, consider adding it via the Gaia Guide website.

11. Field guide to Australian Birds based on the Gaia Guide website ( ).