Backyard bird candidate finder
Choose a region, approximate size, a visible color and where the bird was seen. This small, unranked shortlist covers sixteen selected species, not all birds or all plumages. Confirm candidates with the linked regional field guides. Notes stay on this browser until you export or delete them.
Keep a field observation
A saved note is a private learning record, not a submitted wildlife report. Avoid precise nest locations or personal information.
Use all four filters deliberately
Region limits the shortlist to the selected country, not an exact range map. Size, visible color and setting each further restrict it. If a feature was uncertain, choose Not sure. Results are candidates rather than probabilities or confirmed identifications.
The dataset is deliberately small
Sixteen species are represented, with House Sparrow and European Starling occurring in both regional sets. Sex, age, season and geography can alter appearance. A species may be absent from your part of the country or missing from this shortlist. Check the linked reference range and compare several field marks.
Keep uncertainty visible
The filters use broad editorial categories for learning, not a comprehensive biological identification key. No image or audio is uploaded or analyzed. Observations are saved only to browser storage; export important notes because clearing browser data removes them.
From the tool to the explanation
Inputs are processed in your browser. Read the related guides to understand the assumptions, worked examples and limits of a result.
Explore the complete guides ↗Background references
- Cornell Lab: All About Birds identification guide
- Cornell Lab: bird feeder cleaning
- RSPB: bird identification guide
- RSPB: current garden bird health guidance
- RSPB: current feeding advice
- Cornell Lab: American Robin
- RSPB: Robin
- RSPB: Blackbird
- American Birding Association: Code of Birding Ethics
- RSPB: bird-bath guidance
- Cornell Lab: preventing bird-window collisions
- BTO: identification resources
- RSPB: Starling
- Cornell Lab: finding a baby bird
- RSPB: injured birds and local help