The Chirp! family of apps for iPhone and iPod Touch feature the songs of the most common birds of backyards, gardens, parks and woodland, in north-west Europe and the USA. Tap the name of the bird to hear its song, tap again to stop the song. If you need extra help in learning the songs, simply tap the bird photo to flip it over and reveal helpful tips. After listening, try the quiz to test your memory. Answer fast to earn a score multiplier and get on the high score table!

A very special feature of Chirp! is that birds are arranged in order of commonness - no more searching through rare birds to find the one singing on your lawn.

• Your location is checked on first start-up to load the correct bird data
• A map screen allows birds from different areas to be compared
• High quality sounds and stunning photos (male birds)
• Links to Wikipedia and (USA only) Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• Quiz with three levels of difficulty - suitable for all the family
• Frequent updates, adding extra birds

Chirp! USA features birds from across continental USA (excl Alaska). More birds will be added, with priority given to user's suggestions. We already have a variety of Chickadees, Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Sparrows, Bluebirds and many more, so let us know if your favorite is missing.

Chirp! Europe features birds of north-west Europe. It is available in English, German, French, Dutch, Swedish and Norwegian and also partially translated into Danish and Irish Gaelic. The app runs in the main language of your iPod/iPhone but to see the bird names and song comments on another language, go to the main settings of your device, scroll down until you see the Chirp! settings and choose a language from the list.

Cheap Chirp! is a free ad-supported cut-down version of Chirp! It does not include all the birds and does not include a map screen for changing location, but does give you a taste of the full version.

Keep in touch!
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Thank you to:
Geoff Sample provided many of the song recordings for European birds. Visit his website for more great sounds of the wild.

Thanks to the translators:
Helma Schwenen, Roland Muehlethaler, David Ouvrard, Mark Kras, Mícheál Ó Caoinleain, Bo Bernvil and Erik Myklebust.

Programming: Alex Wilson