Rufous-throated dipper

Rufous-throated dipper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cinclidae
Genus: Cinclus
Species:
C. schulzii
Binomial name
Cinclus schulzii
Cabanis, 1882
Distribution map
Synonyms
  • Cinclus schulzi

The rufous-throated dipper or Argentine dipper (Cinclus schulzii) is an aquatic songbird found in South America, and is part of the dipper family.

It lives along rapid rocky streams of the Southern Andean Yungas, in far southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina at 800 metres to 2500 metres in elevation. The bird breeds in the alder zone at 1500 metres to 2500 metres in elevation.[2]

BirdLife International have classified this species as "Vulnerable". Threats included reservoir construction, hydroelectric dams, and irrigation schemes. The current population is estimated at 3,000 to 4,000.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Cinclus schulzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22708169A111053629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22708169A111053629.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Bird Data Project - Search Results". Archived from the original on 2005-11-04.