Digital Trends: How About This Shazam-Like App For Bird ID

A mobile app developed by Professor Serge Belongie in partnership with Caltech and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology was recently released to iOS and Android devices. The app uses computer vision to ID bird species with a photo, Digital Trends reports:

If you’re a budding birder struggling to identify all the weird and wonderful feathered creatures you happen upon, the latest version of a free bird ID app could be just the ticket when you’re out and about.

Developed by Cornell Tech and California Institute of Technology computer vision researchers in partnership with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the powerful Merlin Bird ID app was built using machine-learning technology to help it instantly identify hundreds of different species from across North America.

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