Dippers (Cinclidae)
White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) - HBW 10, p. 353
French: Cincle plongeur
German: Wasseramsel
Spanish: Mirlo-acuático Europeo
Other common names: Common/Eurasian Dipper, White-breasted Dipper; White-bellied Dipper (leucogaster)
Taxonomy: Sturnus cinclus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe = Sweden.
Closest to C. pallasii. Subspecific taxonomy in need of revision, especially since data from cytochrome b sequences conflict with presumed distributions of races in W Palearctic. Much variation probably clinal. Birds from EC Asia (Altai Mts E to Transbaikalia) sometimes recognized as baicalensis. Proposed races meridionalis (described from Austrian Alps) and orientalis (from Han Abdiposa, in Macedonia) merged with aquaticus, and amphitryon (from N Turkey) with caucasicus. Form described as sordidus is a dark morph of leucogaste.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Sturnus cinclus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe = Sweden.
Closest to C. pallasii. Subspecific taxonomy in need of revision, especially since data from cytochrome b sequences conflict with presumed distributions of races in W Palearctic. Much variation probably clinal. Birds from EC Asia (Altai Mts E to Transbaikalia) sometimes recognized as baicalensis. Proposed races meridionalis (described from Austrian Alps) and orientalis (from Han Abdiposa, in Macedonia) merged with aquaticus, and amphitryon (from N Turkey) with caucasicus. Form described as sordidus is a dark morph of leucogaster. Cyprus race olympicus extinct. Twelve extant subspecies recognized.
Closest to C. pallasii. Subspecific taxonomy in need of revision, especially since data from cytochrome b sequences conflict with presumed distributions of races in W Palearctic. Much variation probably clinal. Birds from EC Asia (Altai Mts E to Transbaikalia) sometimes recognized as baicalensis. Proposed races meridionalis (described from Austrian Alps) and orientalis (from Han Abdiposa, in Macedonia) merged with aquaticus, and amphitryon (from N Turkey) with caucasicus. Form described as sordidus is a dark morph of leucogaster. Cyprus race olympicus extinct. Twelve extant subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hibernicus Hartert, 1910 - W Scotland (including Inner Hebrides) and Ireland.
- gularis ( Latham, 1801) - Scotland (except W), N, C & W England and Wales.
- cinclus ( Linnaeus, 1758) - Scandinavia E to NW Russia (E to R Pechora), also C & SW France, NW Iberia, Corsica and Sardinia.
- hibernicus Hartert, 1910 - W Scotland (including Inner Hebrides) and Ireland.
- gularis ( Latham, 1801) - Scotland (except W), N, C & W England and Wales.
- cinclus ( Linnaeus, 1758) - Scandinavia E to NW Russia (E to R Pechora), also C & SW France, NW Iberia, Corsica and Sardinia.
- aquaticus Bechstein, 1796 - C & S Europe (Belgium and E France S to E & S Iberia, Italy, Sicily and Greece).
- uralensis Serebrovski, 1927 - Ural Mts (W Russia).
- minor Tristram, 1870 - NW Africa.
- caucasicus Madarász, 1903 - Turkey, Caucasus, N Iraq and N Iran.
- persicus Witherby, 1906 - SW Iran (Zagros Mts).
- rufiventris Tristram, 1884 - Lebanon and W Syria.
- leucogaster Bonaparte, 1850 - SC Russia (Altai Mts E to Transbaikalia) S to N Afghanistan, NW Pakistan, NW China (Tien Shan, W Kunlun Shan) and Mongolia.
- cashmeriensis Gould, 1860 - N side of W & C Himalayas from N Pakistan E to Sikkim.
- przewalskii Bianchi, 1900 - N Bhutan and C China (S Gansu and NW Sichuan S to SE & E Xizang).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A adult bird stretching it's wings, jumps in the water and swims to catch some prey. Locality Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, Zandvoort, North Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp cinclus )
Yoel Jimenez 29 January 2011 2 years ago 1 min 2 sec 4.9 -
A bird preening itself and jumps into the stream. Locality Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, Zandvoort, North Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp cinclus )
Yoel Jimenez 29 January 2011 2 years ago 49 sec 4.8 -
bird preening in sunlight Locality Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, Zandvoort, North Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp cinclus)
Daniêl Jimenez 29 January 2011 2 years ago 1 min 10 sec 4.4 -
An adult capturing preys from a river to fed a juvenile Locality The Pyrenees, France (ssp aquaticus)
Julien Rochefort 30 June 2006 6 years ago 1 min 19 sec 4.4 -
The chicks at the nest being fed by the adults. Locality Somiedo Natural Park, Asturias, Spain (ssp cinclus)
Javier Ortas 18 June 2009 3 years ago 31 sec 4.3 -
A bird preening itself and later takes a swim. Locality Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, Zandvoort, North Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp cinclus)
Yoel Jimenez 29 January 2011 2 years ago 1 min 35 sec 4.3
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parent with fledlings
Locality England, Great Britain (ssp gularis)
gerfer 43 weeks ago 4.8 -
Adult feeding a juvenile with alvin
Locality Namur Province, Belgium (ssp aquaticus)
Marc FASOL 20 December 2010 24 weeks ago 4.6 -
An adult of the British subspecies (gularis -note the warm-brown belly) with a beak full of Mayfly larvae.
Locality Strathdearn, Highland Council, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp gularis)
Steve Garvie 1 May 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
A bird landing on a rock, carrying a prey.
Locality Redes Natural Park, Asturias, Spain (ssp cinclus)
Isolino Pérez Tuya 32 weeks ago 4.5 -
An adult bird peched over the water.
Locality Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp przewalskii)
James Eaton 1 June 2011 33 weeks ago 4.3 -
an adult standing in the river
Locality Styria State, Austria
Andreas Gruber 5 October 2010 2 years ago 4.3
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A juvenile fed by an adult. Locality The Pyrenees, France
(ssp cinclus)
Julien Rochefort 22 July 2006 3 years ago 0
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