Private bird discovery for iPhone

Your bird life list is already in your camera roll.

Feather Trove searches the photo library you already have, finds likely bird photos, and suggests species on your iPhone. No picking photos one at a time. No uploading them to an identification server.

See how it works

On-device analysisPrivate by designMade for old photos

Feather Trove Today screen showing a recent Boat-tailed Grackle sighting and personal birding statistics

Found in your photosRoseate Spoonbill

Pigeons on Bourbon Street in New Orleans

Found in your photosRock Pigeon

Find the birds you forgot✦Turn photos into a life list✦Keep identification on device✦Find the birds you forgot

A different kind of bird ID

You already took the photos. Feather Trove does the searching.

Most bird identifiers begin after you choose a bird photo. Feather Trove begins with the library itself—surfacing forgotten encounters from hikes, road trips, backyards, and years ago.

Open your library

Give Feather Trove access to the photos you want searched. Your originals stay in Apple Photos.

Let your iPhone look

On-device models look for likely bird photos and suggest species using the date and location already attached to each image when available.

Keep the discoveries

Confirm the matches that feel right, review uncertain suggestions, and watch your personal life list take shape.

Your private field atlas

From scattered snapshots to a story you can explore.

Browse the species you have photographed, see where sightings happened, and keep a thoughtful review queue for matches that deserve a closer look.

Feather Trove Today screen showing review suggestions and recent bird discoveries from a real photo library — See what needs your review

Feather Trove Life List showing collected bird species photographed on an iPhone — Build your life list

Feather Trove Life List showing a larger collection of confirmed bird species — Explore every species

Feather Trove Bird Walks screen showing birding outings with real photos — Rediscover every outing

Feather Trove Sightings Atlas showing bird sightings mapped across Europe — See the journeys add up

Feather Trove Sightings Atlas showing clusters of bird sightings around Saint George Island — Remember every place

Privacy, made concrete

Your photos are for remembering—not uploading.

Bird detection and species suggestions run on your iPhone. Feather Trove keeps a local index of its findings while your original images remain under Apple Photos permissions.

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No identification-server uploadYour images are analyzed by models bundled with the app.
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Location context stays localWhen available, photo date and location can refine suggestions on device.
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You remain the expertConfirm a likely match, choose another suggestion, or mark it as not a bird.

Photos stored only in iCloud may need to be downloaded by Apple Photos before they can be analyzed.

Roseate Spoonbill photographed in flight

Built for honest identification

A useful suggestion. Never a fake certainty.

Bird identification can be difficult—even for people. Feather Trove shows likely matches, keeps uncertain results ready for review, and gives you the final say over your collection.

Now live on the App Store

Turn your camera roll into a life list today.

Feather Trove is now available for iPhone. Download it from the App Store and start rediscovering the birds already hiding in your camera roll.

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