White-capped dipper | |
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Subspecies Cinclus leucocephalus leuconotus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cinclidae |
Genus: | Cinclus |
Species: | C. leucocephalus
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Binomial name | |
Cinclus leucocephalus Tschudi, 1844
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Distribution map |
The white-capped dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) is an aquatic passerine found in South America. It is a small black bird with white spots. It is found in the Andes from northern Bolivia, through Peru, Ecuador, Colombia to northwest Venezuela.