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

Description identification

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

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Habitat

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

Geographic range

Illustration

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Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.

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