iBird Explorer Lite

Universal iOS App for the iPhone and iPod Touch
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iBird Explorer Lite
  • Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★
  • Last updated: December 2011
  • Species Count: 30
  • Database Size: 40MB
iBird Explorer Lite is an interactive guide to 30 bird species of North America and Hawaii, designed for you to sample the iBird family of apps. This innovative eBook contains illustrations, photos, bird calls, and comprehensive facts he help you identify and enjoy some of the most popular birds in North America. No internet connection is required once installed.
Notable Features of all versions:

  • Location search has two attributes: Common for the most popular species in a state and Uncommon for rare and state listed birds.
  • Attributes are grouped into basic, head and flight related area.
  • 14 new search attributes including search by patterns, length, wingspan.
  • Updated state and province bird lists using official references.
  • Shake your device to automatically play a random bird song.
  • Taxonomic and Alphabetical family sort options on Browse screen.
  • Great app ★★★★★ Installed the lite version and tried it, was very pleased with it and enjoyed using it. Finally purchased the pro version and have put my bird books back in the book case! Great app! -SkipperSam
  • Excellent app for birders ★★★★★ I have only tried the lite app, however, it is very handy to use and have on hand. It is much better than a field guide. I heartily recommend this for any beginning through expert birder! -Ajsent
  • Love this app ★★★★★ Learned a lot from it. Need to upgrade soon. -Pinto de colores
  • iBird ★★★★★ Love this reference! Easy to use and informative. -Dennis Lessard
  • Fantastic Bird Resource! ★★★★★ I love using this app everywhere I go! -Will207
  • Very nice app ★★★★★ Love the sound feature. Nice maps. Easy to navigate. Educational for just an amateur curious about the birds outside the kitchen window! And it’s free!!! Thank you. -Tjl44
  • Gary ★★★★★ This was so easy to use in my 7th grade classes. Plus many kids wanted to get it to use on their own. Cool to have kids doing science on their own! -Gpop59
  • North Central Texan ★★★★★ Unique, useful and very entertaining. Quick portable access to information means no more guessing of bird types. -Harold6500
  • Beautiful birds! ★★★★★ Awesome app! I now notice the beauty & uniqueness of each bird. This app makes it fun to want to learn. -Watchful eyes
  • Field Guide condensed ★★★★★ I’ll be purchasing the real deal here soon. My kids love the free app and like me to quiz them on bird sounds. -hollowbodied
  • 5 stars and more ★★★★★ There’s a reason why it’s called “Lite”. It’s a sample of the full program. A program that is well worth the cost. Stop complaining about how many birds are in the lite version and give a truthful review of the program itself. -Blossom14167

As a standalone iPhone app, iBird does not require an Internet connection for access to the rich media information in its database. This does mean that the application is large, so please be patient when downloading from the iTunes app store.

You can also keep up to date with fellow iBird users by following @iBirdExplorer on Twitter and by joining the iBird fan page on Facebook.

If you use iBird in the field, please do so responsibly. We recommend the American Birding Association's Code of Ethics (http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html), particularly section 1(b), for guidance.