White-throated dipper
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The white-throated dipper, also known as the European dipper or just dipper, is an aquatic, passerine bird found in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The species is d
Cinclus cinclus Kirkcudbright, Scotland 8
Cinclus cinclus - MHNT
At Brandon Creek, County Kerry, Ireland
From Jung town in Arunachal Pradesh in eastern Himalayas, India
Dipper
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Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae, so-called because of their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim unde
White-throated dipper
…in 1758 by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Sturnus cinclus. The current genus Cinclus was introduced by German naturalist Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1797. The name cinclus is from the Ancient Greek word kinklos that was used to…
Cinclus mexicanus FWS
White-throated dipper (C. cinclus)
The rufous-throated dipper is considered Vulnerable by the IUCN