And if one does not feel like forking out the $20 odd for the Qld guide, there
is the Australian Museums app, which has some 55 species, most with calls for
the grand price of $0.00. It hasn't all the bells & whistles of the Qld app,
but it will do the job for the average nature lover. It can be downloaded in
iOS and Android forms at
http://australianmuseum.net.au/general-frogs-field-guide
Carl Clifford
> On 26 May 2015, at 7:39 pm, Laurie Knight <> wrote:
>
> I see there is now a frog spotting app that apparently can identify species
> by call -
> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/queensland-phone-app-can-identify-frogs-by-their-croak-20150526-gh9lf7.html
> (you may need to join the URL if it is split in the mail).
>
> I suspect there is less mimicry in frog calls, so it might be fairly
> accurate. The thing is whether software interprets calls differently to the
> human ear. It may be that an IT system could be better at picking up the
> differences between species than the human ear - brain combination. A
> lyrebird may sound identical to the bird it is mimicking to us, but would it
> be identical on a sonogram?
>
> Regards, Laurie.
>
>
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