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 Explore the app

On-device analysisPrivate by designMade for old photos

Feather Trove Today screen showing a Western Tanager discovered in a photo library

Found in your photosMountain Bluebird

Ready to reviewNorthern Spotted Owl

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 life list showing a personal collection of identified birds — Build your life list

Feather Trove sightings atlas showing bird observations on a private map — Remember where

Feather Trove review screen showing possible species matches — You make the call

Feather Trove species detail page for a Mountain Bluebird — Relive the sighting

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.

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.

Coming soon for iPhone

There may be a life list hiding in your library.

Feather Trove is being built to help you find it—privately, thoughtfully, and one rediscovered photo at a time.

Meet Feather Trove