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).
- 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).
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Closeup of adult showing white-feathered eyelids. Locality Far North Bicentennial Park, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp unicolor)
Wayne Hall 1 May 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 35 sec 4.3 -
Adult 1 returns to nest, feeds young, enters nest. Adult 2 returns to nest, feeds young, departs for more food. Locality Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp unicolor)
Wayne Hall 1 June 2010 1 year ago 1 min 31 sec 4.2 -
American Dipper nest built among rocks above a swift mountain stream. Three chicks are in the nest, fed (twice) by the same adul Locality Colorado, USA (United States)
Noreen Doyle 1 August 2011 37 weeks ago 35 sec 4 -
Foraging in a stream. Locality Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA (United States) (ssp unicolor)
Nick Athanas 29 April 2011 52 weeks ago 1 min 4 -
An immature on a river rock. Locality Bosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp ardesiacus)
Alex García · Videoaves 3 July 2010 1 year ago 38 sec 4 -
Adults switch positions at nest. The adult which had nest duty drops down to stream. Locality Far North Bicentennial Park, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp unicolor)
Wayne Hall 28 May 2010 1 year ago 50 sec 4
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American Dipper on rock along the South Saskatchewan River - Saskatoon, Canada
Locality Saskatchewan, Canada
Nick Saunders 20 November 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
adult perched on rock
Locality Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA (United States)
RobRob 1 February 2006 1 year ago 3 -
American dipper resting in the middle of the South Platte River near Decker's, Colorado.
Locality Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 29 June 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Dipper feeding in a creek.
Locality Red Rocks State Park, Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 21 May 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Individual on rock in stream.
Locality Gunnison County, Colorado, USA (United States)
Miriam Bauman 2 April 2006 1 year ago 2.6 -
American Dipper Locality Utah, USA (United States)
killiajk 25 July 2008 3 years ago 2.3
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