iBird Pro for Android

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iBird Pro by Mitch Waite Group - Macworlds best ref app 2009

NEW UPDATE 2.0.7 FIXES ISSUES WITH SD CARD - SEE RECENT CHANGES SECTION NEW IBIRD BLOG: ibirdblog.wordpress.com MUST READ DETAILS 1/2 OFF FALL SALE - PRO NOW $9.95 - ENDS IN DECEMBER BONUS FEATURE: http://bit.ly/ibird_updates INSTALLATION ISSUES: http://bit.ly/ibird_install_faq IBIRD PRO VERSION 2 NOW COMPATIBLE WITH TABLETSNEW FEATURES OF IBIRD PRO VERSION 2 All screens optimized for tablets - illustrations, photos and range maps fill the screen. Audio bird songs and calls from the Macaulay Library at the Lab of Ornithology. See how 5 most popular birding apps stack up: http://bit.ly/compareapps Visit our web site iBird.com for full more details on iBird.iBird Pro: Macworlds best reference app of 2009 comes to Android. Covers 924 species of North America, over 1000 drawings, 2500 photos, 5 hours of song recordings from the Cornell Ornithology Lab. In depth descriptions, search engine to ID birds by color, shape, habitat, and more plus color range maps & lifetime updates.No Internet connection required. Even includes the extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker.Only uses 13MB of RAM; entire 400MB database is on SD Card or main storage RAM.Bird by Bird installer vastly simplifies installation with download manager for sounds, illustrations and photos. Can sync over any kind of network but WIFI is recommended.Notable features of this version 2 of iBird are: Illustrations, Photos and Maps are full HD 576 x 720p resolution Attributes are grouped into basic, head and flight related areas Updated state and province bird lists using official references Shake your device to automatically play a random bird song Taxonomic and Alphabetical family sort options on Browse screenStandard Features: Playing bird songs and calls lets you to attract birds right to your device for easier identification, clearer photographs and more enjoyment (1) Icon-driven search engine, enables you to identify birds using shape, color, location, habitat, head pattern, flight pattern, bill shape, length and more Hand-drawn full sized color illustrations, with perching and flight views Multiple professional photographs of most species, showing plumages, sexes and seasons Extensive identification, behavior, and habitat information, including diet, egg color and much more Full color range maps for every species Zoom and pinch bird portraits, for viewing fine detail Links to Flickr photos and detailed Wiki pages for each bird Bookmark birds as favorites for fast access Species, common and family names in English, French and Spanish (text is English) Includes band codes Extensive Glossary of bird terms and definitions Lifetime updates to bird informationYou can also keep up to date with other iBird users by following @iBirdExplorer on Twitter and by joining the iBird fan page on Facebook (search for iBird).Notes(1) If you use iBird in the field, please do so responsibly. We recommend the American Birding Association's Code of Ethics (http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html), particularly section 1(b), for guidance.(2) The database of bird illustrations, photos and sounds is downloaded from our server so before installing iBird please make sure you are on a fast WIFI connection. A cellular connection will general be too slow.(3) If you need tech support please go to http://www.whatbird.com/contactus/ and fill out the form. It will help us diagnosis your problem.(4) SD Cards and iBird App Installation. iBird always attempts to store the database on the devices SD Card or in the device's storage memory. All effort is made to install the application itself on the SD Card however not all devices will allow this. As developers we do not have control over where the app ends up. You can tell if the app can be moved to the SD Card by going to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications and tapping on the iBird app in the list.Recent changes:2.0.7 update fixes issue with SD Card Fixed issue with for earlier versions of android and some smartphones not allowing SD access. Fixed layout issue with Browse screen that was expanding the top bar to far and wrapping the bird count. Fix for sporadic closure on initial start.Content rating: Low Maturity