Dippers (Cinclidae)

American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) - HBW 10, p. 354

French: Cincle d’Amérique German: Grauwasseramsel Spanish: Mirlo-acuático Norteamericano
Other common names: Mexican/North American Dipper

Taxonomy: Cinclus mexicanus Swainson, 1827, Temascáltepec, Mexico.
Geographical variation rather slight, possibly clinal. Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

unicolor Bonaparte, 1827 - Alaska (including Aleutian Is) and W Canada S in W USA to California and New Mexico.
mexicanus Swainson, 1827 - N & C Mexico (Pacific slope from N Chihuahua S to Michoacán, México and W Puebla).
dickermani A. R. Phillipps, 1966 - S Mexico on Pacific slope (S Guerrero, S Oaxaca) and Atlantic slope (NE Puebla, C Veracruz).

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unicolor Bonaparte, 1827 - Alaska (including Aleutian Is) and W Canada S in W USA to California and New Mexico.
mexicanus Swainson, 1827 - N & C Mexico (Pacific slope from N Chihuahua S to Michoacán, México and W Puebla).
dickermani A. R. Phillipps, 1966 - S Mexico on Pacific slope (S Guerrero, S Oaxaca) and Atlantic slope (NE Puebla, C Veracruz).
anthonyi Griscom, 1930 - SE Mexico (E Chiapas), SW Guatemala, NE & SE Honduras and NW Nicaragua.
ardesiacus Salvin, 1867 - Costa Rica (entire Caribbean slope, and Pacific slope of Cordillera de Talamanca and Cordillera Central) and W Panama (Pacific slope in Chiriqui and Veraguas).