Bird sound identifier for iPhone
Know every voice in the trees.
Identify birds by sound or photo, explore nearby sightings, and keep every discovery in one beautiful field journal.
Your birding companion
A bird identification app built for the moment you hear something wonderful.
Orniqa turns a few seconds of birdsong into a clear species match. When the bird stays quiet, use a fresh photo instead. Then save the recording, location and memory together.
Bird identification by sound
Let the song lead you to the species.
The live waveform responds as you record. Orniqa analyzes the clearest moments, returns the strongest match and keeps likely alternatives easy to compare.
- Reactive sound waveform
- Clear confidence and alternative matches
- Save and replay your own recording
Identify a bird from a photo
See the bird? Take the picture.
Open the camera in Orniqa, capture what you see and get a species suggestion without leaving the moment. You can also choose an existing image from your library.
- Built-in camera and photo library
- Species cards with useful context
- One place for sound and photo discoveries
Birds near me
Turn your city into a living bird map.
Explore recent observations around your location, open bird cards with names and descriptions, and find places worth walking to at sunrise.
- Nearby observations on an interactive map
- Bird cards with photos and names
- Useful local context for every outing
Your Life List
Keep every discovery close.
Build a personal collection of the birds you meet. Revisit saved sounds, dates and places, and let each walk add another page to your field journal.
- Saved species and recordings
- Dates, places and field notes
- Designed to survive app reinstalls with iCloud
How Orniqa works
From birdsong to a name in three simple steps.
Listen or look
Record a few clear seconds of sound, or take a fresh photo with the camera.
Meet the likely bird
Review the strongest match, confidence and helpful alternatives before saving.
Keep the moment
Add the species, recording and location to your personal collection.
Questions, answered
Bird identification without the guesswork.
How does bird sound identification work?
Record the bird for several seconds. Orniqa analyzes the audio and returns the most likely species matches. Clearer recordings with less background noise usually produce better results.
Can I identify a bird from a photo?
Yes. Take a new photo with the in-app camera or choose an image from your library, then review the suggested species.
Can I find birds near me?
Orniqa’s Explore map shows recent nearby observations and groups them into useful species cards.
Does Orniqa save my recordings?
You can save identified sounds to your collection and replay them later. Your collection is designed to sync through iCloud when available.