Habitat Match 🌿
Why habitat-first thinking matters
If you walk into a UK reedbed, your expected-species list is short: Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, possibly Bittern or Bearded Tit. If you walk through deciduous woodland, the cast is completely different: Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff. Habitat is one of the single strongest signals when narrowing down a sighting.
Habitat Match drills this instinct with three quick rounds per day. Each question shows a habitat and four candidate species — pick the one that belongs there. Each correct answer is +3 bonus points (max +9 if you sweep).
How the daily puzzle is built
Each day the game picks three habitats deterministically from the full set used in our Birdedex — reedbed, woodland, garden, parkland, farmland, coast, estuary, moorland, conifer forest, and others. For each habitat, the "correct" species is chosen plus three distractors with similar rarity tiers, so you can't just guess based on "rare = correct".
Tips
- Read the habitat carefully — "Reedbed" and "Wet pasture" lean towards different species.
- Distractors are picked from the same rarity tier as the answer, so use habitat fit, not rarity.
- Solving all three correct unlocks the Habitat ace badge.
FAQ
How long does Habitat Match take?
About 30 seconds for all three questions. Perfect quick warm-up before opening one of the longer games.
How are habitats defined?
Each Birdedex species has a primary habitat field describing where it's typically found in the UK. The game pulls directly from that data.
Can I see all the habitats?
Yes — every species page in the Birdedex lists its habitat. Browse the full Birdedex or check the guides for habitat-grouped reading.