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Identify a plant, bird or bug from a description

You saw something outdoors and want a likely name. Get best guesses and how to confirm.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The problem

Confident wrong IDs spread. Ranked guesses with confirmation tips are honest.

The outcome

You saw something outdoors and want a likely name. Get best guesses and how to confirm.

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help identify what I saw.

Description: [size, colour, where, behaviour]
Photo description if no upload: [details]
Location in UK roughly: [optional]
Season: [optional]

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You saw something outdoors and want a likely name. Get best guesses and how to confirm.

The prompt · Copilot

Help identify what I saw.

Description: [size, colour, where, behaviour]
Photo description if no upload: [details]
Location in UK roughly: [optional]
Season: [optional]

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Get the full prompt free

No password needed. We email you a sign-in link.

A short example

You saw something outdoors and want a likely name. Get best guesses and how to confirm.

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You describe what you saw.

2

The assistant asks about location and season.

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You get likely matches and how to confirm.

What happens

Use Copilot to identify a plant, bird or bug from a description

You saw something outdoors and want a likely name. Get best guesses and how to confirm.

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