CLUSTER SPECIES-BUTTERFLY-SIGHTINGS · 40 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2009-10-12
Wildlife identification and field logging apps
This cluster comprises mobile and web applications for wildlife observation, heavily focused on bird identification via photos and sounds, field logging, and citizen science contributions, alongside niche apps for ants, marine life, and plants. Dated entries span from 2009 to 2026, with sparse single releases per year through 2024, then a denser concentration of entries starting in 2025-04 and continuing into 2026-06, including multiple releases in several months. The traction leaders are AviTrail-iOS (1 star) and Bird Sounds Identifier Call ID and aurora-species-BioCLIP (both 0 stars), indicating very early or low-activity projects.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 1 ai-built · 19 unlabelled
Operator · 6 hobby · 1 indie · 6 commercial · 1 enterprise · 1 open source · 5 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01Bird Sounds Identifier Call ID0★1 molivecommercialMobile app that identifies bird species from photos or recorded songs and provides species details and nearby birding spots.
- 02PlumePick1★14 days—hobbyDesktop app for wildlife photographers that culls RAW photos, marks favorites, suggests bird species, and batch exports edited images.
- 03findimal0★2 days—hobbyMobile app that identifies animals from photos and lets users collect and track the animals they encounter.
- 04seebirds-app0★24 days—Birdwatching web app that queries eBird data to search recent sightings by species and location.
- 05marine-notes-journal1★2 mo—ai-builtWeb app that lets users record and organize field notes and observations about marine life and conservation efforts.
- 06grassgate0★2 days—Voice-first offline field app that identifies local species, keeps a private journal, and creates printable nature zines for outdoor enthusiasts.
- 07Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab0★12 dayslivecommercialMobile app that identifies birds from photos, sounds, or descriptive questions and provides regional bird lists and range maps.
- 08birdsong0★7 days—hobbyDesktop app that listens around the clock, identifies bird species by sound, and shows live detections and history in a browser.
- 09Roost Social0★1 molivecommercialMessaging app that sends notes by simulated carrier pigeon, tracking each flight on a real map and adding bird collection mini-games.
- 10animal-ringtone0★5 days—hobbyMobile app that provides a library of animal and bird sounds with offline downloads, system ringtone assignment, user recordings, and a community feed.
- 11wildlife-tagger-releases0★2 dayslivehobbyMac app that identifies birds and animals in photos and adds species tags for photo management software.
- 12eco-watch-app0★5 days—hobbyMobile app that monitors environmental telemetry and sends ecological alerts to help users track changing conditions in their surroundings.
- 13eBird0★1 molivecommercialMobile app for birders to record field sightings and submit observations to a global database for science and conservation.
- 14bird-watching-0★11 daysliveWeb app for a bird-watching event providing event details to attendees.
- 15aurora-species-BioCLIP1★1 mo—iOS app that identifies 504 wildlife species from a single photo entirely on-device, with no network connection required.
- 16Birda - Bird Watching, Birding0★16 dayslivecommercialMobile app that uses AI photo and text identification to help users log bird sightings, track species lists, and share findings with a community.
- 17onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps0★1 moliveenterpriseHunting map app that shows public and private land boundaries, hunting units, offline GPS maps, and localized species data.
- 18Birdbuddy: ID & Collect Birds0★23 dayslivecommercialMobile app that identifies birds by photo or sound and provides species facts, feeder alerts, and community sharing for birdwatchers.
- 19Marlin0★1 moliveopen sourceAn app that identifies marine species using location-based observation data and maintains a personal life list of sightings.
- 20AviTrail-iOS1★1 moliveindieMobile app that identifies birds from photos or sounds, lets users build a private collection of sightings, and compares progress in local leagues.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.