Cinclus
Sign in to saveDippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae, so-called because of their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.
Taxonomy · GBIF
White-throated Dipper
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCinclidae
Observations17,053
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- water bird
- Parent taxon
- Cinclidae
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- Cinclus mexicanus FWS.jpg
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Adaptations
- Behaviour
- Food
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- Communication
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Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae, so-called because of their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.
==Taxonomy== The genus Cinclus was introduced by the German naturalist Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1797 with the white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) as the type species. The name cinclus is from the Ancient Greek word kinklos that was used to describe small tail-wagging birds that resided near water.