> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.birdtab.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# International Regions

> Explore birds from 200+ regions across the globe.

<Info>International regions are a BirdTab Pro feature. [Start your free trial](/installation) or [upgrade to Pro](/pro/overview) to access them.</Info>

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By default, BirdTab shows birds from **North America**. Pro users can switch to any of 200+ regions worldwide to discover birds from completely different ecosystems and continents.

## Changing your region

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings">
    Click the gear icon in the bottom-right corner.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a region">
    Click the **Birding Region** dropdown and choose any region from the list.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Done">
    Your preference saves immediately. The next day's bird (or next refresh) will be from your selected region.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Available regions

BirdTab supports 200+ countries and territories. Region names display in your current interface language.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Europe" icon="earth-europe">
    United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Asia" icon="earth-asia">
    India, Japan, China, Thailand, Indonesia, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Americas" icon="earth-americas">
    Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Africa & Oceania" icon="earth-africa">
    South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Australia, New Zealand, and more.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Info>
  Free users are locked to **United States** only. The region dropdown is visible in Settings but other regions prompt a Pro upgrade when selected.
</Info>

## About bird coverage

All regions are sourced from the [Macaulay Library](https://www.macaulaylibrary.org/) at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Coverage varies by region — more populated birding regions generally have a deeper pool of photographs and recordings available.