BirdID is a collection of bird identification studies aimed to educate fieldworkers for bird monitoring, and increase the knowledge for recreational purposes. We are a part of Nord University in central Norway and offer four study programs and eight subjects you can take at university level. Everyone can use our webportal to practice on bird identification through our online learning activities.
BirdID was founded in 2006 by professor Magne Husby. The first years our studies was only available in Norway, but we soon started to collaborate with birding associations in other European countries. The combination effect of online and field based teaching has received international attention, and in 2018, through our European collaboration we did teaching of 20 student groups in other countries than Norway. This contributes to raising the general and professional knowledge of birds throughout Europe, increasing awareness of the challenges all birds face in todays world.
Through our eBook and quiz-functionality you can practice on recognizing birds both by their sound and appearance. Our quiz is available in many European languages, as well as all bird names in our eBook.
Our eBook and quiz is constantly under development, and is always a work-in-progress, expanding with new species.
Please enjoy our website and do not hesitate to get in touch for requests.