BirdNET

The easiest way to identify birds by sound.

Stefan Kahl · de.tu_chemnitz.mi.kahst.birdnet

Not rated yet 5M+ downloads v1.98 33.2 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.98 (71)
Updated: Jul 3, 2026 (3 months ago)
APK size: 33.2 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: House & Home (app)
Listed since: May 25, 2019
Permissions: 7 (4 sensitive)
Website: birdnet.cornell.edu
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

BirdNET is an app by Stefan Kahl in the House & Home category, listed since May 2019. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 1.87, the APK grew from 15.7 MB to 33.2 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 7.0. It asks for 7 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, record audio and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.97.

What's new in v1.98

BirdNET: The easiest way to identify birds by sound.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “8818freak”.

How can computers learn to recognize birds from sounds? The BirdNET research project uses artificial intelligence and neural networks to train computers to identify more than 3,000 of the most common species worldwide. You can record a file using the microphone of your Android device and see if BirdNET correctly identifies the probable bird species present in your recording. Get to know the birds around you and help us to collect observations by submitting your recordings. BirdNET is a joint project of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Chemnitz University of Technology.

Version history

4 versions are listed, going back to v1.87. Since v1.96 it requires Android 7.0+.

v1.98 LATEST Jul 3, 2026 33.2 MB TRUSTED v1.97 Jul 21, 2026 33.2 MB TRUSTED v1.96 May 9, 2026 33.2 MB TRUSTED v1.87 Jan 4, 2026 15.7 MB TRUSTED

All 4 versions

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 3, 2026.
Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jul 3, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jul 3, 2026
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)12:BB:E1:0B:15:8A:DD:1C:2A:86:8C:1D:4B:04:3D:F5:EF:4E:57:FC
File MD5194107622f333cce5f0baa7c471b502d
Uploaded by “8818freak” 157 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (7)

BirdNET requests 7 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) de.tu_chemnitz.mi.kahst.birdnet.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

BirdNET APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of BirdNET for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 1.87 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 1.87 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the BirdNET APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 3 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 194107622f333cce5f0baa7c471b502d.