White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus - Cincle plongeur

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Cinclidés

  • Genus
    :

    Cinclus

  • Species
    :

    cinclus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 20 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 25 à 30 cm.
  • Weight
    : 46 à 75 g
Longevity

8 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cincle plongeur
adult
Cincle plongeur
juvenile

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) is a species of bird in the Cinclidae family.

Subspecific information 14 subspecies

  • Cinclus cinclus cinclus (n Europe, w and c France and n Spain, Corsica and Sardinia)
  • Cinclus cinclus hibernicus (Ireland and w Scotland)
  • Cinclus cinclus gularis (Scotland. except w. , n, c and w England and Wales)
  • Cinclus cinclus aquaticus (c and s Europe)
  • Cinclus cinclus olympicus (Cyprus)
  • Cinclus cinclus minor (nw Africa)
  • Cinclus cinclus rufiventris (w Syria and Lebanon)
  • Cinclus cinclus uralensis (Ural Mts.. w Russia.)
  • Cinclus cinclus caucasicus (Turkey to the Caucasus, n Iran and n Iraq)
  • Cinclus cinclus persicus (sw Iran)
  • Cinclus cinclus leucogaster (sc Russia, nw China south to Afghanistan and n Pakistan)
  • Cinclus cinclus baicalensis (sc and se Siberia)
  • Cinclus cinclus cashmeriensis (w and c Himalayas)
  • Cinclus cinclus przewalskii (e Himalayas, s Tibet and w China)

Foreign names

  • Cincle plongeur,
  • Mirlo acuático europeo,
  • melro-de-água-eurasiático,
  • Wasseramsel,
  • vízirigó,
  • Waterspreeuw,
  • Merlo acquaiolo,
  • strömstare,
  • Fossekall,
  • vodnár potočný,
  • skorec vodní,
  • Vandstær,
  • koskikara,
  • merla d'aigua europea,
  • Fossbúi,
  • pluszcz (zwyczajny),
  • ūdensstrazds,
  • povodni kos,
  • Оляпка,
  • ムナジロカワガラス,
  • 河乌,
  • 白喉河烏,

Voice song and cries

Cincle plongeur
adult

Habitat

Cincle plongeur
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) :

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 22-02-2024
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