[eBird](https://ebird.org/home) has exactly what you are looking for:

- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ebird-by-cornell-lab-ornitho...

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.cornell.bi...

Even merlin does some of it:

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/download/

For those interested in birdwatching, I also recommend checking a web app: https://adsb.exposed/?dataset=Birds

Explanation: https://clickhouse.com/blog/birds

I would love to play that game, and the data could maybe be useful for researchers.

On the other hand, people playing Pokemon GO trespassed private property and protected spaces, so I wonder how far would the players of this game go just to make a pic of a "legendary" animal at the border of extinction.

iNaturalist is great for logging observations (their iNat Next app is their new one).

They also have an app called Seek that I think is more aimed at kids, but it comes with trophies and streaks and stuff like that.

Seek is impressive just for the sheer number of completely different things it could identify, from mosses to animals. I used it to find native and invasive plants in my garden.

I had the same idea a few years ago. Would be really great.