Automated bird identification system based on bird calls and song

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Birds play an important role in a wide variety of ecosystems as both predator and prey, in controlling insect populations, pollinating and seed dispersal for many plants, and in releasing nutrients on to land and sea in the form of guano. From a scientific perspective it is therefore crucial to monitor bird populations. Now, research could pave the way to an automated bird identification system based on bird calls and song.