White-capped dipper

White-capped dipper
Subspecies Cinclus leucocephalus leuconotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cinclidae
Genus: Cinclus
Species:
C. leucocephalus
Binomial name
Cinclus leucocephalus
Tschudi, 1844
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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinclus leucocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708166A94152275. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708166A94152275.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.