Ornavia

Photo Credits

Last revised: November 2026

Thank you to everyone who shares their bird photos on iNaturalist and Wikimedia Commons. Without them, Ornavia could not recognize a single bird.

The photo identification model

The machine learning model Ornavia uses to recognize birds in a photo was trained with MagicaLCore using photos that iNaturalist members share under the CC0 1.0 and CC BY 4.0 licenses. Those photos were only used to train the model; they are not included in the app.

The CC BY 4.0 license requires crediting each author. The full list of photographers, with how many photos each contributed and under which license, is in the app under Settings › Credits › Photographers, and can be viewed offline.

Guide and Bird of the Day photos

Every bird photo in the Ornavia guide shows its author and license. They come mainly from Wikimedia Commons, under free licenses, and may be resized or cropped. The photo and summary for the Bird of the Day are downloaded from Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia, and the app shows their author and license.

Licenses

Is one of these photos yours?

If a photo is yours and you would like it credited differently or removed, write to us at contactus@magicalcoreapp.com and we will sort it out.