White-throated dipper

White-throated dipper
In Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Song recorded in Devon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cinclidae
Genus: Cinclus
Species:
C. cinclus
Binomial name
Cinclus cinclus
Range of C. cinclus
  Resident
  Non-breeding
  Extinct
Synonyms

Sturnus cinclus Linnaeus, 1758

The white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus), also known as the European dipper or just dipper, is an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. The species is divided into several subspecies, based primarily on colour differences, particularly of the pectoral band.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cinclus cinclus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22708156A131946814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22708156A131946814.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.