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dipper

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Also known as: Cinclus, water ouzel

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Related Topics:: Eurasian dipper; brown dipper; North American dipper; rufous-throated dipper; white-capped dipper

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dipper, (genus Cinclus), any of five species of songbirds of the Cinclidae family (order Passeriformes) noted for insect hunting by walking underwater in rushing streams and named for their frequent body bobbing. Among the best-known species are the Eurasian, or white-throated, dipper (Cinclus cinclus), blackish brown with a white breast, found from northern Africa and Europe to Manchuria, and the North American dipper (C. mexicanus), dull gray in colour, found from Alaska to Panama, east to the foothills of the Rockies. The white-capped dipper (C. leucocephalus) and the rufous-throated dipper (C. schulzii) are found in mountainous areas of South America. ...(100 of 151 words)

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