# Use Sound to Identify Birds Species with a Raspberry Pi - BirdNET-Pi **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [29 May 2022 23:40 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204 "2022-05-29T23:40:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![antoine253864](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@antoine253864](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/antoine253864)\ **Post date:** [3 August 2023 08:17 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/41 "2023-08-03T08:17:00Z")
Hi all, I bought a pi 3B+ for this project, first time in the Raspberry pi world. Unfortunately, when I try to load the 64bit lite version required for the project and installed with raspberry pi image, it doesn’t no work. Even on another SD card (I tried 16Go and 64go). The screen is fixed on the colour panel. I try the 32bit OS and it works. I tried to add to the config.txt file: arm\_boost=1 boot\_delay=1 kernel=kernel8.img =\> Solution that I found on the web. But did not work. Do you have any idea? ---
**Author:** ![Ray205504](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c89c15/32.png) [@Ray205504](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Ray205504)\ **Post date:** [17 October 2023 05:06 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/42 "2023-10-17T05:06:19Z")
Hi. I’ve been trying to install birdnet on a new Pi4/2gb. So far 5 installs have all failed. The error is: ERROR: tflite\_runtime-2.6.0-cp39-none-linux\_aarch64.wh1 is not a supported wheel on this platform. Please advise. ---
**Author:** ![Liam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/liam/32/3562_2.png) [@Liam](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Liam)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2023 00:24 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/43 "2023-10-18T00:24:36Z")
Hi Ray, Welcome to the forum!! Have you installed the 64-bit version of Bullseye on the SD card? From there it should be smooth sailing - let us know if you run into any other issues! Liam ---
**Author:** ![Ray205504](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c89c15/32.png) [@Ray205504](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Ray205504)\ **Post date:** [20 October 2023 05:51 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/44 "2023-10-20T05:51:30Z")
Hi Liam, Thanks for that little hint. All sorted out and now running. Now I suppose to get an ID to join the network. Cheers Ray ---
**Author:** ![Ray205504](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c89c15/32.png) [@Ray205504](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Ray205504)\ **Post date:** [11 November 2023 04:34 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/45 "2023-11-11T04:34:37Z")
All sorted. After making a few tweeks and getting to know my way around things now all set up with a redirect from [birdnet.planetrama.net](http://birdnet.planetrama.net) direct to my unit (actually 202.7.233.92:5000) and also on BirdWeather as #1880. It is a great accompaniment to the bird book that sits on the table on the back deck, now I know what I am supposed to be looking at. ---
**Author:** ![David124773](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/david124773/32/10133_2.png) [@David124773](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/David124773)\ **Post date:** [9 April 2024 12:03 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/46 "2024-04-09T12:03:02Z")
G’Day Tim, well done putting together this project for everyone to follow. I’ve have tried a couple of times now to install the packages and get the following error: Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable icecast2 - USER=birdnetpi - HOME=/home/birdnetpi - /home/birdnetpi/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/createdb.sh /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf: line 13: cpe-137-147-24-14.bpjl-r-037.lon.vic.bigpond.net.au: command not found - rm -f /tmp/tmp.N0eXjjZZGW - source /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf ++ LATITUDE=-37.8411 ++ LONGITUDE=144.9799 ++ cpe-137-147-24-14.bpjl-r-037.lon.vic.bigpond.net.au /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf: line 13: cpe-137-147-24-14.bpjl-r-037.lon.vic.bigpond.net.au: command not found The installation exited unsuccessfully. birdnetpi@raspberrypi:~ $ any help/assistance would be most appreciated… Cheers Dave ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/aaron/32/9861_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [11 April 2024 00:56 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/47 "2024-04-11T00:56:47Z")
Hi Dave, Not exactly sure what could be causing this issue. Have you tried re-flashing the MicroSD card and trying from a fresh install of Pi OS as suggested in the tutorial? ---
**Author:** ![David124773](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/david124773/32/10133_2.png) [@David124773](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/David124773)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2024 12:21 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/48 "2024-05-02T12:21:01Z")
G’day Aaron, Thanks for the suggestion, but sadly could not get past that error… I did have success with the following link: > **[Installation Guide](https://github.com/mcguirepr89/BirdNET-Pi/wiki/Installation-Guide)** > > A realtime acoustic bird classification system for the Raspberry Pi 4B, 3B+, and 0W2 built on the TFLite version of BirdNET. - mcguirepr89/BirdNET-Pi loaded no problem, first go… Cheers Dave… ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/jack/32/9287_2.png) [@Jack](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [3 May 2024 02:59 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/49 "2024-05-03T02:59:55Z")
Hi David, Glad to hear you’ve had some success and thank you for sharing this guide, you’ll be sure to help someone else battling issues getting BirdNET up and running! ---
**Author:** ![Daniel84714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Daniel84714](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Daniel84714)\ **Post date:** [4 October 2024 14:33 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/50 "2024-10-04T14:33:15Z")
Hi there, I tried to install the script. It took about three hours and threw out many errors and ignored packages too. At the end it said it had installed unsuccessfully. Any ideas or help would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/aaron/32/9861_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [7 October 2024 23:28 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/51 "2024-10-07T23:28:05Z")
Hi @Daniel84714, Welcome to the forums!!! Could you let us know which version of Pi OS and Hardware you are trying to install this on? From what I can find this install only works with Pi 4 or 3B+ running Bullseye. If you are running a Pi 5, Pi 4 or lower with Bookworm you may need to use[this fork of the project](https://github.com/Nachtzuster/BirdNET-Pi) that has Bookworm support. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel84714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Daniel84714](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Daniel84714)\ **Post date:** [8 October 2024 03:23 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/52 "2024-10-08T03:23:55Z")
Hi Aaron, I am running a RPi4 8GB model in an Argon40 V2 case with NvME expansion board. I have tried: RaspiOS 64-bit full and Core Electronics curl script (exited unsuccessfully) RaspiOS 64-bit full and attempted update (is there something wrong with the Raspberry Pi updates, most were ignored or errors) and Core Electronics curl script (exited unsuccessfully) I can ping the update addresses and I can browse to the files in Firefox RaspiOS 64-bit full and mcguire98 curl script (exited unsuccessfully) RaspiOS 64-bit full and attempted updates mcguire98 curl script (exited unsuccessfully) RaspiOS 64-bit lite and Core Electronics curl script (exited unsuccessfully) RaspiOS 64-bit lite and attempted updates and Core Electronics curl script (exited unsuccessfully) RaspiOS 64-bit full and attempted updates with modified raspi.list changing to suggested sources and mcguire98 curl script (exited unsuccessfully) Thanks, Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/aaron/32/9861_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [8 October 2024 04:02 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/53 "2024-10-08T04:02:23Z")
Hi @Daniel84714, I would recommend trying the [Nachtzuster](https://github.com/Nachtzuster/BirdNET-Pi) fork of the project as it has been updated as recently as this week where the [mcguire98](https://github.com/mcguirepr89/BirdNET-Pi) hasn’t had a change in over a year. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel84714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Daniel84714](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Daniel84714)\ **Post date:** [30 December 2024 00:26 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/54 "2024-12-30T00:26:26Z")
Thanks Aaron, Got it running and I can replicate it using the SDcopier function in RaspiOS. I also managed to get BirdNET-Pi running on the Raspberry Pi 5 as well. 1. Fresh install of the latest RaspiOS (19th November 2024). (Lite version? I will check on that…) 2. After 20-30 minutes, run updates and upgrades. 3. Install Nachtzuster fork. 4. If that does not work, remove the BirdNET folder, and re-run the Nachtzuster curl command. That seems to have got it running on the Pi 5 ![BirdNET-Pi5](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/core_electronics/original/2X/8/8b39346df76c33db11d1fd1be21104645e41b666.png) P.S. It is RaspiOS Lite ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/jack/32/9287_2.png) [@Jack](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [30 December 2024 00:38 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/55 "2024-12-30T00:38:44Z")
Hi Daniel, Well done getting it working! Setting this up is on my list for some Summer projects, glad to see some success on the Pi 5! ---
**Author:** ![Jason296412](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@Jason296412](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Jason296412)\ **Post date:** [1 June 2025 18:29 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/56 "2025-06-01T18:29:33Z")
Is there a link for the 3D file of the Rooster case you created/used? I see the link to the original Rooster file but not the modified one to hold a Pi. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Samuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/samuel/32/11763_2.png) [@Samuel](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Samuel)\ **Post date:** [2 June 2025 02:36 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/57 "2025-06-02T02:36:08Z")
Hey @Jason296412, Welcome to the forums! Unfortunately, it looks like this particular file has been lost to time. We have a fair amount of resources for this project archived, but it doesn’t seem like that 3D model is one of them. If you manage to splice together that rooster STL with a Pi case, let us know! It would be awesome to be able to recreate that case design. ---
**Author:** ![Jarrah297923](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@Jarrah297923](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Jarrah297923)\ **Post date:** [25 June 2025 07:04 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/58 "2025-06-25T07:04:23Z")
HI Tim, I’m a high school teacher in Queensland, and we are rolling these out across several school. I have been monitoring birds at home for 2 years using my home wifi network. I am looking for some advice on how I might be able to power remote devices and what my options are in terms of 4G connectivity (maybe a USB modem with prepaid SIM). School networks are not an option. ---
**Author:** ![Dan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/dan/32/10815_2.png) [@Dan](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Dan)\ **Post date:** [26 June 2025 05:58 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/59 "2025-06-26T05:58:11Z")
Hi @Jarrah297923 Welcome to the forum! For powering the Pi you would need a solar manager, I would recommend [Solar Power Manager Module (D)](https://core-electronics.com.au/solar-power-manager-module-d-supports-6v24v-solar-panel-and-type-c-power-adapter-5v3a-regulated-output.html) you would also need a solar panel that outputs between 6V~24V and is also able to deliver ~3x the required power for the Pi (to maintain the battery as well as to power it overnight and during times when energy collection isn’t optimal), [3-pin LiPo Battery for PiJuice 20000mAh](https://core-electronics.com.au/3-pin-lipo-battery-for-pijuice-20000mah.html) would give you the longest battery life of the compatible ones that we stock. As for internet connectivity, a USB modem will work, you can also look at something like [Waveshare 4G HAT for Raspberry Pi (LTE Cat-4/4G/3G/2G/GNSS) | Buy in Australia | WS-17372 | Core Electronics](https://core-electronics.com.au/waveshare-4g-hat-for-raspberry-pi-lte-cat-4-4g-3g-2g-gnss.html) that would attach to the GPIOs of the Pi to provide a cellular connection. ---
**Author:** ![Greg17070](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@Greg17070](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Greg17070)\ **Post date:** [25 March 2026 03:24 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204/60 "2026-03-25T03:24:52Z")
Hi, McGuire has moved on from BirdNet. Pks update the link to: [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Nachtzuster/BirdNET-Pi/main/newinstaller.sh](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Nachtzuster/BirdNET-Pi/main/newinstaller.sh) | bash ## 73 Greg Vk2gth [Previous page](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/use-sound-to-identify-birds-species-with-a-raspberry-pi-birdnet-pi/14204.md?page=4)