Every bird in the region
Over 1,000 species across South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique, vagrants and pelagic seabirds included. English and Afrikaans names.
FlipTheBird Guide
The free birding app for all of southern Africa.
1,000+ species · seven countries · works offline · no ads, subscriptions or tracking
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Flip the bird
Tick a bird you've seen and its card flips onto your life list, and into your aviary for good. Everything else is what a field guide should be: fast, accurate and calm.
Seasonal maps
Month-by-month maps for each species, built from the bird atlas projects that thousands of local birders contribute to. See what's likely where you are, this month.
Your list is yours
Import your list from Sasol eBirds, eBird, iNaturalist or a spreadsheet in one step. Export any time. It syncs through your own iCloud or Google account; there's no account with us.
Your aviary
Every bird you've seen lives in your aviary, by habitat, with quiet milestones such as your 300th species or Kruger's Big Six.
Kind to your phone
Works offline, uses GPS only when you ask, and is built not to drain or heat your phone in the field.
Kind to the birds
Exact sites of sensitive species, such as parrots, cranes and vultures, are never shared. Bird sound ID on your phone is on the way.
Free, for good
No ads, no subscriptions and no tracking. We don't collect your data: your sightings stay on your phone and in your own cloud backup. Read the privacy policy.
Made in South Africa by Ornithology Enterprises (Pty) Ltd. Questions or ideas? hello@flipthebird.co.za