App Detail » Bird ID Hawaii

What's New

A few sound files improved, that's all.

App Description

Updated May 2022. Everything you need for identifying birds in Hawaii. Includes all native and endemic birds, introduced birds, regularly-seen seabirds and shorebirds, common migrant waterfowl. Built-in sounds for most forest & tall grass birds.

- Find birds by Habitat, Color, Name
- Play sound for most birds
- Play video for many birds (internet required)
- Save birds in Logbook, add field notes, email Logbook (text only)
- Direct link to Wikipedia article for each bird.
- Links to useful birding websites.
- Designed for iPhone but also plays well on iPad.


Not included: rare migrant waterfowl and a few very localized introduced birds.

Created by John Hoover, author of Hawaii's best-selling marine life ID books: The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, and: Hawaii's Sea Creatures, a Guide to Hawaii's Marine Invertebrates. Check them out on Amazon

App Changes

• October 19, 2014 Initial release
• November 03, 2014 New version 1.1
• November 03, 2014 Price increase: $2.99 -> $4.99
• May 01, 2015 New version v1.2
• July 17, 2015 New version 1.3
• July 04, 2016 New version 1.5
• June 14, 2019 New version 4.0
• June 14, 2019 Price increase: $4.99 -> $5.99
• June 14, 2019 Price increase: $4.99 -> $5.99
• June 14, 2019 Price increase: $4.99 -> $5.99
• June 15, 2019 Price increase: $4.99 -> $5.99
• June 15, 2019 Price increase: $4.99 -> $5.99
• June 16, 2019 Price increase: $4.99 -> $5.99
• December 17, 2019 New version 4.1
• October 27, 2020 New version 4.2
• August 06, 2021 New version 4.33
• August 06, 2021 Price increase: $5.99 -> $6.99
• September 16, 2023 New version 4.36