Each species in the app includes a list of similar species. You can quickly compare any of these with a few simple steps. Use the preloaded “Similar Species” list Start by selecting any species tap on the “merging arrow” icon at the bottom right of the species’ screen to open a list of similar species …
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You can find a key to the range map colors inside the front cover of the bird guides. An easy way to remember the color scheme is that red (warm color) means summer range, blue (cool color) means winter range. Where birds are resident (summer and winter) the two colors combine to make purple. Yellow …
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There are five levels of status used to indicate the likelihood of encountering a species in a given state or province. The first three categories are used for regularly occurring species that are reliably present in appropriate season and habitat. The last two categories are used for species that are not always present and not …
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Because the original app is no longer being supported it could cease to function with any update of the operating system of your phone. If you continue using it, be sure to regularly back up any list data that you keep in the app. See my blog post here. If you want to reinstall the …
Nothing. These are two entirely separate apps and you can keep both on your device. Note that each one is over 500 MB in size, so keeping both will occupy a lot of storage on your device.
No, there is no difference in the function of the v2 app between Android or Apple (or Amazon or Windows PC\Tablet – coming soon). There are differences in styling due to underlying differences in the operating systems, and different layouts on different screen sizes, but the features of the app are identical in all cases.
The new v2 app is currently (Apr 2019) available for devices running iOS (Apple) and Android. A version for Amazon devices should be available in April 2019, and a version for Windows PC/Tablet is expected in June 2019. New Blackberry devices run Android and can install that version of the app. The v2 app is …
No. Once the app is installed on your device it does not require any connection. All of the data, images, and sounds are stored in the device’s memory and will work without any internet connection.
No. Only species found in the continental US and Canada (north of Mexico) are included. Additional species found in Hawaii, Mexico, the Bahamas, etc. are not included in the Sibley Guide to Birds.