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Costa Rica Birds Positive Reviews

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Kicked outI am following up on my review of Costa Rica birds app. I've used it for years. I was unhappy when my phone update caused the app to malfunction. The developer contacted me and has updated the app. It works perfectly. It's very simple to use. It is not an exhaustive source of information on each species but it's adequate to make an identification so that species can be studied later. Pictures and sounds are good..Version: 6.9.31

Good and getting betterHave had this app for some time and don't agree with the negative comments! It has been updated several times with additional species and pics. And it has a feature that allows you to record the song or take a pic or choose from your photo library and submit it to get help in identifying a bird you have seen or heard. And response is usually pretty quick. So for identifying birds in Costa Rica it is a great app..Version: 6.5.0

Based on How it Works, Very Good.We’re going to CR soon and I read about this; read about the developers; got it and ran it through some paces. It could use more pics of some of the birds but several are well illustrated. I cannot judge the correctness of data about the birds but two of the developers earn their livings leading bird watching tours in Costa Rica, where they all live; I can’t imagine they’d want to be associated with shoddy information. As I write there are 578 birds in the app. You can filter them by Group, by Region/Stratum, by Color, Size, Head Pattern, Underparts, Back and Sound. Each one (I haven’t viewed them all) has information consisting of Field Marks, Description, Habitat, a range map and a place for you to write notes. Of the birds in the filter you can sort them alphabetically or by group or family. I’m impressed by the job they’ve done and I look forward to using the app in CR. If they had a few more pics and some more sounds I’d give it a 5..Version: 2.2

Audio+range maps, very handyThis app is well worth the price, and worth taking along birding. In effect a complete field guide --though only with photos, not illustrations -- the inclusion of both range maps and audio calls makes it hugely useful. There is also field guide text giving field marks, status and habits. The app is well laid out to fit on the iPhone screen, making it nicely portable for use in the field. It also works well on iPad, using the larger screen to show its photos to full benefit. My only wish would be a time bar when playing the audio calls. Also, the species with no audio still have the audio icon, just paler but in the same color. This is too subtle. Better would be a different icon indicating no audio is available or a clearer color difference, e.g. Red for none (this info could be displayed in the list view as well -- there is room, especially on iPad . In fact, you could add audio playback buttons in the list view..Version: 2.5

Back button for Similar SpeciesIt's a good app with a good number of photos and songs. When I click similar species it doesn't give me a back button to go back to where I was. You have to reset and go back to the bird which I find kind of annoying..Version: 4.13.0

So happy to have this handy appLove the photos, sounds and range maps. A very needed tool..Version: 4.31.1

Invaluable app.Without this app I would’ve had no idea what I was looking at here in Costa Rica. And the very fact that you can listen to the calls gives you the ability to double confirm what you have seen. Or simply confirm what you have heard! This is a great app. Highly recommended.Version: 6.7

Great appGreat photos! Super app support! Haven't used it in Costa Rica yet, but am excited to do so this summer!.Version: 2.3

Top classThis app was invaluable on our trip to CR. In fact I put it on my smartphone as well. A great deal of thought has gone into the planning. All the birds have photographic images and many have several images showing females and juveniles as well as the adult male birds. There sound files for many of the species, which is really good. You can add your own notes on individual birds and also log your sightings as seen or heard or both. This info then shows up on the initial bird list. As long as you enter your sightings on the day you see the bird you are OK, but I found problems as I often entered mine late and had difficulty with backdating the sightings. Also I was not sure if I was on local time or the time back home when I installed the app. It also had a great filter device where colour size and habitat could all be entered to narrow down the field, some times too much but still very useful. I think the guys at Birding Field Guides have done a great job. Could I put in a request for another app for the Birds of Peru? Thanks.Version: 2.5

ExcellentI have now been using for 2 months on my visit to Costa Rica. Since I was use to Ibird Pro took a little getting use too but now find it very easy and thorough. For me it has been an excellent acquisition and considering the price for a book an excellent value. Heartily recommend..Version: 4.1.8

Excellent AppI was surprised to see low ratings for this app, then noticed most were 7-9 years old! It has been updated many times since it’s release and is now, late 2023 an excellent app for birding in Costa Rica. To be clear you will not find a serious birder in Costa Rica without this APP!.Version: 6.13.0

Excellent supplement to field guideAlthough I may never completely untether from the book format field guide, this app superbly supplements the most current such field guide. Of the three named contributors/developers, two are among the most highly regarded birding guides in Costa Rica (both mentioned most recently by Richard Garrigues in the acknowledgments of the second edition of his field guide), and their expertise is ably demonstrated in the species accounts. They continue to add new species , new photos,new range maps and new sound recordings. And this birder is grateful to the developers for NOT following the trend of so many. Their updates are not limited to devices with only the most current OS. The current app release 3 can be used on devices with OS 5 or later, which means that I retain full functionality on my iPot Touch 4G. Anyone interested in the birds of Central America will enjoy this app, and birders will welcome the availability of supplementary information and bird sound recordings in the field..Version: 3.0

Great for identification & recordingDownloaded this app in Costa Rica, hoping it would help us identify birds. It has certainly done that and it is also great for keeping record of species seen/heard. It would get 5 stars if it connected to GPS. Some species are not included either (only 2 species of tinamou, not 5)..Version: 3.1

Great AppSeveral of us had this app on our iPhones on our recent trip to Costa Rica. It ended up being a very useful tool..Version: 4.20.0

Easy to use.This app is great, much easier than carrying a book and shuffling through the pages. There is a filter function that allows you to search for birds by characteristics like colors and size. Finding the birds like that is really easy without knowing their names. I also like the ability to mark them as seen and heard. Then you can go and filter by marked as seen and you get a list with the species that you have observed. Great work..Version: 5.4

Great, but needs updatingI purchased this app for my iPod Touch 3. I like it: It's easy to use and has excellent content. Only, not all birds have vocalisations. I can only hope it will be updated. This expressed, don't hesitate to get it in advance of birding in Costa Rica..Version: 4.6

Excellent ValueWe went on a two week birding trip in Costa Rica. I had ordered a plastic bird card in addition to the book. I saw this app and thought it was only a few dollars more than the plastic card so I downloaded it. In the field, I stopped carrying the book and card and only used the app. The rest of the group were constantly asking to see it even though our excellent guide had the book. The only con is that the families are listed under the scientific name rather than common. When you type in hummingbird, not all the listed hummingbirds come up. We have been birding in a number of Central and South American countries where even finding a decent book was difficult. We were delighted to find this great app. The other reviewer stated that the national bird, clay colored thrush, is not listed. I just checked the app and it is there. Suggest he use the search function at the top of the lists. You have to scroll up to get to it..Version: 3.1

Finally! A great app for Costa Rica birdsI love birding in Costa Rica, but carrying around a printed field guide is not a favorite part of it. This new app is just what I have been waiting for! It doesn't have all the birds that can be seen in Costa Rica - for example, it doesn't have the Solitary Eagle. But it does have everything you're likely to see, and I'm sure the developers will continue to seek out and photograph those rarely seen species that are missing. I like the search features and I like being able to see the birds either by alphabetical listing or by family. You can mark in notes whether the bird was seen or heard, which I very much like. And, the maps help a lot. I can hardly wait for updates, such as being able to make lists for ebird..Version: 1.0.1

Great app for all levels of birdersA lot of people at Arenal Observatory Lodge in La Fortuna were using this app. Loved the fact they have photos, vocalizations and ranges attached to the bird description. Being able to email a photo of the bird to the developers is very handy for hard-to-identify species. Nice touch..Version: 4.31.1


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