Dippers
Cinclus
Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae, named for their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
White-throated Dipper
speciesCinclus cinclus
American Dipper
speciesCinclus mexicanus
Brown Dipper
speciesCinclus pallasii
White-capped Dipper
speciesCinclus leucocephalus
Rufous-throated Dipper
speciesCinclus schulzii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7641.