Newman's Birds Southern Africa

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Perfect companion for birding in southern Africa. Based on the best-selling book 4r2k5u

App info 5d333i


2.0.2
May 09, 2025
2,170
$44.99
Android 4.1+
Everyone
Get it on Google Play

App description s1a4r


Android App Analysis and Review: Newman's Birds Southern Africa, Developed by Newmans Birds. Listed in Books & reference Category. Current Version Is 2.0.2, Updated On 09/05/2025 . According to s reviews on Google Play: Newman's Birds Southern Africa. Achieved Over 2 thousand Installs. Newman's Birds Southern Africa Currently Has 102 Reviews, Average Rating 3.3 Stars

KEY FEATURES
• Includes over 1000 high quality photographs.
• 975 bird species (i.e. ALL the species for the region).
• Detailed descriptions (including species status), illustrations and distribution maps.
• Accurate illustrations of each bird as it is seen in the field, with labels showing diagnostic features.
• Over 800 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 ed 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).

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"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

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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.

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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 ed here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ads.newmansbirdsofsouthernafrica_lite.

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IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING THE LIFE LIST:
This app includes a cloud-based life list that stores your sightings online. You need to 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.

What's New 4d631z


- progress now provides smoother and more responsive
- "Life list" species and sightings counts accurately reflect the correct totals
- Fixed bug affecting the "life list" filter functionality
- Minor UI improvements during content for a better experience

Rate and review on Google Play store 6uy2a


3.3
102 total
5 27.0
4 26.0
3 16.0
2 11.0
1 20.0

Total number of installs (*estimated) 193s3e

Estimation of total number of installs on Google Play, Approximated from number of ratings and install bounds achieved on Google Play.

Recent Comments 5l362y

A Google 1zq2i

I've had this app (properly purchased) for over a year now. From time to time I get a "xxx is not available in the Lite version, please the full version to view information on this bird" error. This seems to happen only when I search for a specific bird and then try to click on a hypertext link to any other bird in the description. Very annoying. Note that I have never had the Lite version installed on my Galaxy S10+ only the full version. *** I replied in detail to the developer...

Howard Little 421st

In the beginning it was a great app. However since the last upgrade the found tick does not work, after various communications with the developer this feature and been 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 appcs. 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 .

Lekker man 6b3a11

Lifelist opens extremely slow and currently stopped working altogether, even with good Internet connection. Location doesn't always work and is sometimes completely wrong. Chooses random location. Filters also don't work well. Saw small black bird in Barberton. Such a bird does not exist if you use filters. e-mail does mot work and developer doesn't bother to respond. I actually hate this app. Would prefer a refund.

Stephen Levitt 1x5i4e

Updated to the latest version of the app. The UI is much better but only bird illustrations are shown. There are no bird pictures and placeholder images are shown instead. Audio files take a while to appear. You cannot apply a regional filter and have it stick while navigating the bird lists. Update: re-ing the assets fixed the missing bird images

A Google 1zq2i

I am a quite disappointed with the app. The Bird sounds stopped working suddenly. The app is not as friendly as it should be. The location filter does not work. Very frustrating! I also feel the app lacks greatly in the amount of real life foto's and male/female illustrations it has. Until that hasn't improved I cannot recommend this app at all.

morne marx wu2h

Short vesion: stay away! Lost my lifelist twice. When you do have it, its messed-up, or incomplete. Also, not a -friendly app at all. Especially in the field. When I changed phones I could not or change my . This also happened twice. The function does not work. Had to tech each time. I would not complain if it was a free app. But this is one of only a few apps I ever bought. So it should work. I would like to be refunded and get an app that actually works.

Vanessa Thurlwell 192t5w

I added birds to my life list and then they weren't there when I exported them. I tried my own troubleshooting by logging out and now I can't get back in. I'm trying to reset my but nothing happens. email bounces as well. The app has been brilliant, but now that I need , this is my only avenue. Please assist!

A Google 1zq2i

Actual interface is not bad but this app stops working or has issues every month: lifers list not working, lifers tick not ing, vagrant and rare birds not showing up or showing up with the wrong picture, location details not storing properly, crashes. Been trying to use the app for 2 years and eventually just gave up. Now use Robertsons which just works better. Very poor