Community Bird ID is a free and dynamic bird ID guide without upper size limit

For birders, by birders
What is cbirdid?
  • Organized dynamic gallery for bird ID
  • Every WP birdspecies, but focus on difficult species from WP point of view
  • Species accounts and comparison
  • Optimized for mobile devices
  • Characteristics in hand for ringers
  • Anyone can upload photo that will be added to the gallery if it adds a plus
Contribute!
  • UPLOAD your WP bird photos after registration:
    • All plumages in relevant postures: difficult species - more photos; easy species - few photos
    • Species specific characteristics
    • Photo with similar species or if it's a WP rarity, photos with species of the same habitat/behavior
    • Morphs, Subspecies, Hybrids, Aberrant/unusual birds
    • Look at field
    • Birds in hand: ageing, sexing, id
  • COMMENT if there is a characteristic that is not mentioned but important, by commenting a picture
  • SHARE if you know someone who can add photos of the above that we don't have
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Short news
Size field
16:15 - 22 Dec 2023
Size field has been added to both search modes. In most cases a size range is provided, but for WP rarities only an avarage size, except when the size variance of the species is extreme. Wingspan is included only when it's important (eg. raptors).
Test version has been launched
16:31 - 11 Aug 2023
Test version of the page has been launched. Functionalities will be tested and added in the upcoming days, so if something doesn't work, please check back later.