Firefinch

Firefinch

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About this app

Firefinch is a beautifully designed, fun and easy-to-use birding app that will ignite an appreciation of birds and a celebration of the wild landscapes of Southern Africa. Explore illustrations, photos, sounds, maps, seasonal stats and helpful tips for almost 1000 bird species. And stay up to date with regular articles by expert birders, birding hotspot write-ups and info on the latest sightings and birding events. Join author and artist Faansie Peacock and the Firefinch community and embark on your birding adventure...whether you’re a fledgling or top twitcher.

Ratings and reviews

Firefinch is so much more than just a bird ID and quiz app. There are many of those. This is a birding tour de force and an educational masterpiece! Well done.

I used this app on a trip to kruger and loved it. I loved the diagrams and the fact that there were good photos as well... and also the birds sounds. I think it is expensive compared to other birding apps and would prefer a once-off subscription as with the Robert's app. I could not find functionality to add a list for different trips... and that would be very useful indeed. Also would like more info on behavior and characteristics of each bird rather than the summary of the category of bird

I have used a number of different apps over the years, and I love Faansie's take on this one because it is functional and easy to use use for all levels of birders.

What’s new

New species! Grey Pratincole

Whistlr:
• New Learning Dashboard with streak tracking, mastery stats, and habitat progress
• Easy Mode for consequence-free practice — no mastery, score, or streak changes
• Review quizzes with spaced repetition — choose quick (10) or full (20) bird reviews
• Streak system with 7-day freeze option to pause without losing progress
• Dedicated Whistlr settings screen
• Fixed search/answer mismatch in Whistlr dropdown