Sasol eBirds Southern Africa1.8.1 - App Store

Take this handy app on your bird-watching trips for quick access to bird calls and assistance with bird ID. Now featuring AI-powered Bird Call ID, a supportive tool to help you ID bird calls in the wild.

NEW: Bird Call ID
Record a live bird call and receive a suggested species identification powered by AI. Available via optional in-app subscription.

HOW WILL THIS APP HELP YOU?
. Covers all 1001 bird species
. Use the Bird Call ID feature to identify birds by their calls (subscription feature)
. Updated information with fresh input from new contributing authors
. All species text in English AND Afrikaans
. Over 1200 bird calls covering 888 species
. Quick-Play bird calls right from the menu
. More than 4200 photographs
. Improved Location data functionality
. 6 New and updated illustrations with fine attention to detail
. Expanded Smart Search filters - search by bill type, bird size, colour, patterns and features, tail shape, habitat and more.
. Compare more species with "similar species" plates
. New seabirds and raptor illustrations with fine attention to detail
. Distribution maps updated with latest known ranges
. Expanded life list functionality

UPDATE PLAN:
This app will be updated regularly over the coming years. These updates will aim to improve on the content, features and functionality in the app, and they will be free to the customer. We value the input from customers, and urge you to email us at apps@penguinrandomhouse.co.za with any recommendations or features you’d like to see.

THE AUTHORS

Ian Sinclair is one of Africa’s foremost field birders and has authored or co-authored
over 20 bird books.
Phil Hockey (1956-2013), former Director of the Fitz Institute at UCT, was a
recognised authority on the biology of southern African birds.
Warwick Tarboton is a well-known bird expert and writer who has produced a
number of well-received books.
Peter Ryan is the former Director of the Fitz Institute at UCT and has authored several books
on the region’s birds.
Niall Perrins is a dedicated birder, photographer and bird guide.
Dominic Rollinson holds a PhD in seabird conservation and works as a bird guide.

JOIN OUR GROWING COMMUNITY
If you’ve got a few comments or great suggestions to share, we’d love to hear from you at www.mydigitalearth.com

ADDITIONAL NOTES
* Uninstalling/reinstalling the app will result in the loss of your list. We recommend that you keep a backup from the application (My List > Export).
* Got questions? Check out the Sasol eBirds FAQ for answers to the most common queries: https://www.sasolbirds.co.za/faq.php

Version History Updated the bird call library with new or improved calls.
Added some new photos.
Fixed a bug with the Bird Call ID subscription check.
Fixed some missing links.
Fixed some other bugs. 1.8.1 Jun 22 Updated the bird call library with new or improved calls.
Added some new photos.
Fixed a bug with the Bird Call ID subscription check.
Fixed some other bugs. 1.8 May 28 Added a new AI-powered Bird Call ID subscription feature.
Fixed some bugs. 1.7.1 Mar 1 Added a new AI-powered Bird Call ID subscription feature. 1.7.0 Feb 25 Optimised accuracy of My Location, fixing location data for certain areas.
Updated some images.
Fixed some bugs. 1.6.1 05/15/2025 Updated some species data.
Added and updated photos.
Fixed some bugs. 1.6 08/19/2024 Added comparison plates to the species page.
Added and updated some bird data.
Fixed some bugs. 1.5 06/09/2023 Added new photos.
Fixed some data errors. 1.4 03/08/2022 Fixed an issue where some locations were giving low species counts in My Location (you could have to disable and then reenable the My Location feature). 1.3.1 11/11/2021 Updated Smart Search, added more colour/pattern options.
Updated accuracy of My Location.
Updated My List, you can now export to a location as CSV file and also import a CSV file as long as it conforms to our app schema (more details in the in-app help). 
We also fixed a few errors in My List. 
The issue where same species were not being grouped together will be fixed as you use My List (it will fix the issue in the background). 1.3 07/05/2021 Fixed location issue when using offline map. 1.2.1 03/24/2021 Added and updated some photos and illustrations.
Fixed some bugs. 1.2 03/15/2021 Improved Search functionality:
- Ability to search against any letters in the species name rather than typing the full name e.g. So Do Co Sun instead of typing Southern Double-Collared Sunbird
- Ability to search using plain instead of special characters (e.g. Bohm's, Ruppell's)

Updates to some text, images, maps and illustrations 1.1.1 11/27/2020 Added 450+ photos 
Ability to zoom maps
Updated "select region" data
Added "last seen" information from My List to species lists
Additional improvements and bug fixes 1.1 09/01/2020 Fixed a bug causing My Location to show incorrect number of species. 1.0.1 07/07/2020 1.0 06/30/2020