White-throated dipper
Cinclus cinclus
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Birdcarnivore
The white-throated dipper is a plump little songbird that thrives near fast-flowing rivers. It lives across Europe, parts of Asia, and even dips into the Middle East. What makes it special is its ability to walk underwater to hunt, thanks to strong legs and waterproof feathers.
- Has several subspecies with different colored chest bands
- One of the few songbirds that can swim and dive
- Gets its name from bobbing motions while perched on rocks
FreshwaterEuropeAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Cinclus cinclus
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
