Collins Bird Guide
The Collins Bird Guide App is the ultimate field guide for the birdwatcher
- Total installs
- 96,184
- Installs / day
- —
- Rating
- 4.2★
- Released
- 5 Jun 2017
- Last update
- 21 Feb 2026
- Countries
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exact · Play shows 50,000+
measured after our second crawl (about a day)
1.5K ratings · 14 reviews
9.4y ago
v2.4.3 · 8mo ago
not checked yet
Install history
exact counter from Google PlayInstalls per day · last 90 days
Change timeline
No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.
Country availability
Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.
Top countries
estimate · charts of 11 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇮🇳 India (~31%), out of 128 countries where it is charted.
Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.
Top chart positions
as of 11 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
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| Top paid · Books & reference | MN | #1 | — |
| Top paid · Books & reference | BY | #6 | — |
| Top paid · Books & reference | JO | #6 | — |
| Top paid · Books & reference | LY | #6 | — |
| Top paid · Books & reference | BD | #7 | — |
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| Top paid · Books & reference | TZ | #7 | — |
| Top paid · Books & reference | AE | #8 | — |
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| Top paid · Books & reference | HK | #8 | — |
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| Top paid · Books & reference | HR | #8 | — |
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| Top paid · Books & reference | ID | #8 | — |
| Top paid · Books & reference | IE | #8 | — |
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App manifest
Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.
Data safety
declared by the developer on Google Play- Shares data with third parties App info and performance and Device or other IDs
- Collects data App info and performance and Device or other IDs
- Data is encrypted in transit
This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.
Permissions
13 in 5 groups6 Sensitive2 Notable5 Routine
What this app can do with your phone
- Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
- Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
- Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
LocationSensitive2
Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals
- Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) ·
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION - Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) ·
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2
Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2
Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1
Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses
- See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections ·
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable6
Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories
- Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup ·
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping ·
WAKE_LOCK - Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections ·
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access ·
INTERNET - Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check ·
com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE - Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration ·
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.
Store listing
Full description
‘It’s much more convenient than taking a big book with you...the Collins app is fantastic.’
– Chris Packham, Metro
‘The Collins Bird Guide app is destined to become a real triumph, the ultimate in field guide apps — and deservedly so.’
– BirdGuides
The Collins Bird Guide App combines world-class illustrations and comprehensive information with intuitive design to create the ultimate field guide for passionate birders and casual birdwatchers alike. The app is based on the landmark book by Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström, universally acknowledged as the standard European field guide.
The Collins Bird Guide App provides everything you need to identify a species quickly and learn about it thoroughly. Immerse yourself in the exceptional illustrations, maps, calls and concise text. Use the powerful search filter and curated confusion lists to focus in on a species. The Collins Bird Guide App is an essential companion always to hand on your device.
Features include:
• Over 700 European species covered
• 3500+ beautiful illustrations by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström
• Detailed text covering habitat, range, identification and voice by Lars Svensson
• Record sightings, location and date with the listing tool
• Powerful search filter
• Intuitive design to quickly and easily swipe through species
• Curated lists of confusable species
• Over 750 carefully selected songs and calls – many by Lars Svensson
• Select species names from 18 languages
• Available in English, Swedish, Norwegian, French and German
• Weighs nothing!
The app incorporates British Trust for Ornithology/BirdWatch Ireland/Scottish Ornithologists' Club Bird Atlas 2007–11 mapping data as an in-app purchase, providing the most comprehensive location mapping of any bird guide app.
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What's new
We've fixed the family filters and made numerous improvements to illustration annotations.
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