Brown Dipper
Cinclus pallasii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The brown dipper, also known as Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or the Asiatic dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of the east Palearctic. It is a thrush-like bird with a cocked tail. Its plumage is chocolate-brown with a slightly lighter coloured back and breast. At 22 cm (8.7 in) and 87 g (3.1 oz), it is the largest of the dippers. This species, which is not often seen, is found at medium to low elevations where mountain streams flow.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cinclidae
- Genus
- Cinclus