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  1. TicoTyler

    birdNET Analyzer model update

    For sure. I know Merlin's sound ID requires 100 - 150 recordings to train their model. I'm not sure if BirdNET has a similar threshold. Costa Rica has around 215 species under 100 and 300 some under 150. So around 30-40% of the species are not even at the minimum threshold.
  2. TicoTyler

    birdNET Analyzer model update

    Ok did a bit of testing this afternoon. On the whole, it has improved some. It did a decent job with birds that I was able to get a quality recording of. Only one of them it didn't manage to ID (and I didn't either and found out it doesn't save the unknown ones on iOS like it did when I used it...
  3. TicoTyler

    birdNET Analyzer model update

    I had been using it for a time in Costa Rica and it was better at picking out less common birds than Merlin but worse at common birds like those around my yard. I didn't realize the app was still receiving improvements so hadn't used it in a while. I'll give it a test and report back.
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