What’s shown
Photo
A full-screen photo, 2400px wide. See High-Resolution Images.
Name
The bird’s common name, shown in the bottom-left corner.
Credits
The photographer and the audio recordist, each linked to their profile. Hover over a credit, or the info icon next to it, for the source, license, location, and date.
Call or song
A recording of the bird. See Bird Audio.
Bird info panel
Click the bird’s name to open the info panel. It shows:- The scientific name
- About: a short description of the species
- Conservation status, such as Least Concern or Endangered, with a short explanation
- View on eBird, a link to the species page on eBird
- A range map embedded from eBird
Low distraction mode
Click the small arrow next to the bird’s name (Hide details) to tuck the name and credits away and leave just the photo. Click the arrow at the bottom of the page (Show details) to bring them back. BirdTab remembers your choice for new tabs.Loading another bird
Click the refresh button (circular arrow) in the bottom-right controls to load a different bird straight away.How birds are picked
BirdTab keeps its bird list on your device and picks a random bird for each new tab. While you look at one bird, it quietly downloads the next few, so the following tabs open quickly. Every bird you see is added to your Viewing History.Offline
BirdTab keeps a few upcoming birds ready on your device, with their photos and recordings, and keeps the photos of the last 10 birds you saw. If you’re offline, a new tab shows one of those. The recording is hidden if it isn’t saved, and the range map says it needs a connection.A few birds come with BirdTab itself, so even the very first tab shows a bird without a connection. If a photo can’t load, BirdTab says so with a Try Again button; offline, it waits and loads the photo when you’re back online.