Birds of Mauritius [iPhone]

Birds of Mauritius

Birds of Mauritius is a field guide birding App which covers all the species recorded on the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues. The App will be used by ornithologists, birders and anyone with a general interest in birds. For each species, there is a wealth of detail including photos, calls, text and maps to help you enjoy and identify the special birds of these islands. The App is primarily a field guide but includes the capability to record and upload sightings to a central database, as well as allowing a user to maintain personal checklists. The App is an asset of the African Bird Club* and is free for anyone to download.

Features

· Excellent photos of all species recorded on the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues
· Calls, text and maps for each species to aid identification
· Detailed information to show if the species is in range or provide the user with an approximate distance to the nearest point of its range
· Capability to record sightings with date, time and GPS coordinates, and upload these to a central database
· Display of community sightings on maps for each species
· Maintenance of personal checklists which can be displayed as a list or on a map
· Similar species function to aid identification of difficult to separate species
· Species names in ten languages where known
· Species list displayed in alphabetic and taxonomic sequences
· Intuitive operation but help text provided if required

* The African Bird Club https://africanbirdclub.org is a UK registered charity dedicated to the education, communication and conservation of Africa's birds. This App is the pilot for future Apps which will cover other African countries and in time, the whole of Africa.