Title

The machine learning–powered BirdNET App reduces barriers to global bird research by enabling citizen science participation.

Authors

Wood, Connor M.; Kahl, Stefan; Rahaman, Ashakur; Klinck, Holger

Abstract

The BirdNET App, a free bird sound identification app for Android and iOS that includes over 3,000 bird species, reduces barriers to citizen science while generating tens of millions of bird observations globally that can be used to replicate known patterns in avian ecology. Involving the general public in research through free bird sound identification apps such as BirdNET can generate tens of millions of bird observations globally, helping citizen science to power avian ecology

Subjects

CITIZEN science; BIRD ecology; MOBILE apps

Publication

PLoS Biology, 2022, Vol 20, Issue 6, p1

ISSN

1544-9173

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1371/journal.pbio.3001670