Dipper

Dippers
American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Muscicapoidea
Family: Cinclidae
Sundevall, 1836
Genus: Cinclus
Borkhausen, 1797
Type species
Cinclus hydrophilus[1]
Borkhausen, 1797
Distribution map
  White-throated dipper
  Brown dipper
  American dipper
  White-capped dipper
  Rufous-throated dipper
Phylogeny of the dippers[2]

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 underwater.

  1. ^ "Cinclidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference voelker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).