NABU Vogelwelt - Vögel Entdeck

With the NABU “Vogelwelt” app you can get to know and identify all the bird species that regularly occur in Germany. The NABU Bird World is the free app for bird lovers and everyone else who cares about the protection of our nature and its diversity.

The fully functional free basic version of the new NABU bird app replaces the previous NABU bird app, but contains 80 additional bird species and lots of new functions. There is a separate identification table for each species. These are the special wow factor of the app, because they consist of cut-out photos that can hardly be distinguished from the best bird drawings, but show a lot more details. The boards show the typical plumage of a species, the most important features are marked directly on the boards. Distribution maps for all 308 bird species as well as a search and updated identification function are already included in the free basic version.

You can use the app to create watch lists and export them for your own use as well as for participation in the NABU “Hour of Winter Birds” and “Hour of Garden Birds” campaigns. These nationwide registration campaigns at the beginning of January and mid-May are aimed at all nature lovers. With your participation you help to record trends in the populations of the species and help to initiate the necessary protective measures.

The basic version of the app can be expanded with in-app purchases: This includes bird calls, 3D birds, photos of eggs, and videos that show the typical behavior of birds in their natural environment. Thanks to the proceeds from these extensions, the app with its basic functions can be offered free of charge. Another part of the proceeds from in-app purchases goes to NABU's work for the protection of nature and, in particular, the local bird life.

The free basic version (1.2 GB) contains:

• Detailed information on 308 bird species
• 1,400 images in 308 identification tables with unique cut-out photos
• Art portraits of every species with information on appearance, purpose, possibilities of confusion, ecology, song, location, behavior as well as frequency and population
• European distribution maps of all kinds
• Possibility of only the 100 most common birds as an aid for beginners
• Gallery view with groups of similar bird species
• Group view with a strict taxonomic arrangement according to the families on the IOC list
• A-Z view showing the birds in alphabetical order
• Display species names in 20 languages
• Search function
• Intuitive determination function
• Show similar species
• Compare function for direct comparison of images, distribution maps, eggs and bird sounds of up to 8 species on the smartphone + up to 16 species on the tablet
• Location determination and data acquisition using GPS
• Creation of watch lists
• Export of watch lists

The app can be expanded with the following in-app purchases:

• Bird calls with 1000 chants, calls or the drumming of woodpeckers from all 308 bird species € 3.99

• Egg package with pictures of eggs with a scale comparison for each bird species contained in the app € 2.99

• Bird video package 1, 2 + 3 with professional film clips of approx. 100 bird species each for € 4.99 each
• Distribution maps Germany for all bird species € 4.99
• 3D Birds - Package 1 - 100 photo-realistic, lifelike birds in 3D and AR for € 4.99 (just place a virtual bird on the table in front of you!)
• All-in-one content package with all offered in-apps for 19.99 € (if your phone is not able to display the 3D birds) otherwise:
• All-in-one content package with all offered in-apps for € 24.99

The app will be expanded in the future with additional packages

• Automatic bird call recognition
• Photo recognition

By purchasing in-app functions, you support important NABU projects to protect our domestic bird life.