Dipper
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For other uses, see Dipper (disambiguation).
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.
Quick Facts Dippers, Scientific classification ...
Dippers | |
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American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Superfamily: | Muscicapoidea |
Family: | Cinclidae Sundevall, 1836 |
Genus: | Cinclus Borkhausen, 1797 |
Type species | |
Cinclus hydrophilus[1] Borkhausen, 1797 | |
Distribution map
White-throated dipper
Brown dipper
American dipper
White-capped dipper
Rufous-throated dipper |
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Phylogeny of the dippers[2] |