Newman's Birds Southern Africa

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3.1
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11.14K
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App Age
9y 1m
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Last Update
Oct 31, 2025

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2.3K
21.4M
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Rating
3.01
4.31
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Number of Ratings (Voted)
3.3K
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App Age
9y 0m
5y 10m
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Price
$30
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$0
$105
Update Frequency
45d
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Title Length
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25
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68
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Description Length
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Number of Screenshots
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Newman's Birds Southern Africa
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Simple Bird Identification Companion for birding in Southern Africa.
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New version out now! • Search by colour and area for easy identification. • Includes over 6000 high-quality photographs. • 1009 bird species (i.e. ALL the species for the region including extralimital species). • Detailed descriptions (including species status), illustrations and updated distribution maps. • Accurate illustrations of each bird as it is seen in the field, with labels showing diagnostic features. • Over 1200 bird calls with multiple call types (song, duet, alarm, mating). • Easy navigation using the unique Newman’s bird groups. • Browse alphabetically by family name. • Search by common, scientific and Afrikaans bird names. • Identify birds by region or your current location. • Filter your results by bird size and colour. • Easily compare birds using cross-references in species descriptions. • Keep track of bird sightings in your online life list, allowing you to store the date, location and comments for each sighting. • Your life list is automatically backed up online and will be shared across your other devices that have the app installed. • The full app is downloaded to your device, so internet connectivity is not required to use the app (aside from the initial logging in to the life list – see the Important Note below). -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Opening the Newman’s app was like meeting Ken again – elegant, simple and shining with his wonderful art. The groupings make perfect and immediate sense, the page layout is instantly assimilated in a glance – this app now sets the ornithological standard and deserves a full 5-star rating." – Dave Pepler, Presenter of Groen on DSTV --------------------------------------------------------------------- In a world characterised by speed and urgency, birding offers the antithesis – a chance to sit still, unwind and simply observe – whether in one’s own garden or in a remote area of the bush. This Newman’s Birds app is the perfect companion for all birders, from the beginner to the keenest twitcher. It is based on the 2010 commemorative edition of Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa, one of the most popular birding guides in the region since its initial publication in 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE VERSION: Try before you buy – there is a free lite version with full app functionality, limited to 60 species, so that you can see how it works before purchasing this app. This can be downloaded here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ads.newmansbirdsofsouthernafrica_lite. -------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING THE LIFE LIST: This app includes a cloud-based life list that stores your sightings online. You need to log in to the life list while you have internet connectivity, but once logged in, you can add sightings when you don’t have an internet connection. When you next connect to the internet, the life list will sync, and your new entries should be added to your list. The life list will sync to all your devices that have the app installed and where you are logged in with the same details.}
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3.1
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Some Latest Reviews

Howard Little
05 Sep, 2025
1
LUCKY TO GET 1 STAR. Was great app 2 yr ago. However since the upgrade then the found tick does not work, after various communications with the developer this feature and being able to save a sighting off line still does not work. So you are not getting what you paid for. Many bird names also not the same as other reliable South African books and apps. Come on Newman's get your act together or refund us our money as we are not able to use what we paid for. Very disappointed user.
Matthew Syphus
30 Jul, 2025
3
The app fails to open up to a larger picture of the bird (occasionally, open s)
Ian Lotter
23 Jul, 2025
1
sitting on 94.1 % download for over an hour. App doesn't work. Waste of money. 14 hrs later still sitting on 94% No response yet to my email.
Vanessa Botha
15 Feb, 2025
1
I lost all my sightings from about 4 years. What a disappointment. Can it be retrieved? We are bird watchers and went all over the country. Really disappointing. (2025) All our sightings are lost again.
Liz Rathgens
14 Dec, 2024
1
A waste of money! You cannot access your trip list once its been created therefore you cannot add to it, which defeats the point. Lifers are duplicated which then actually gives you inaccurate numbers...
Etienne du Toit
10 Nov, 2024
5
I love this app so much! It's has the best method of identifying birds quickly and easily!
Sandy Lubbe
30 Sep, 2024
4
I have just purchased and downloaded the app on both my phone and tablet. Why does it come up as Dangl on my tablet and not Newman's? On my phone, it comes up correctly. Just a question as I'm worried it hasn't installed properly.
Quintin Butcher
15 Jan, 2024
3
Not all information/photos down load on start up. I have deleted and downloaded twice. Also cumbersome getting between birds
Megan Varoy
26 Nov, 2023
1
Life list has been lost. Please help as I try to log in again and it says no route to host.

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Additional Information
Rating:
3.1
Voted: 11.14K
Google Play Link:
Price: 33.78 $
Website:
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Categories: Books & Reference
Size: -
Installs: 2.31K
App Age: 9 years 1 month
Release Date: Dec 22, 2016
Last Update: Oct 31, 2025
Version: 6.2.8
Version history
6.2.8
Oct 31, 2025
- Fixed Download CSV feature for the life list
6.2.5
Sep 24, 2025
- Added geolocation feature for offline logging<br>- Bug fix for geolocation issue<br>- Bug to fix issue when first logging in if you already have the app installed previously
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