Brown Dipper

The Brown Dipper can either feed by diving into streams to eat larger benthic organisms, or wade in shallower parts of streams and pick smaller organisms of the bottom. The adults will dive for food from December through April, which is when there are more large benthic organisms. Since this period is also the breeding season of the Brown Dipper, more food is required, so diving for large food is necessary. However, the adults will forage by wading and picking at the stream bottom for the rest of the year. Brown Dipper chicks and fledglings will also forage by diving.

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The Brown Dipper is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii), alternatively known by the common names Pallas's Dipper, Asian Dipper or the Asiatic Dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of southern and central Asia. At 22 cm (8.7 in) and 87 grams (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. More

Aspects of the topic brown dipper are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * description (in dipper (bird)) ...the foothills of the Rockies. Two other species are found in mountainous areas of South America and Asia; there is also an Asiatic species, the brown dipper (C. pallasii), found from the Himalayas to China, Korea, and Japan. More

The Brown Dipper can either feed by diving into streams to eat larger benthic organisms, or wade in shallower parts of streams and pick smaller organisms of the bottom. The adults will dive for food from December through April, which is when there are more large benthic organisms. Since this period is also the breeding season of the Brown Dipper, more food is required, so diving for large food is necessary. More

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This is a Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii) usually found in the fast running water around waterfalls or mountain streams. The only song bird that dives for food apparently. Use this form to buy Fine Art Prints for personal use - See Terms CLICK HERE to request an estimate for any kind of commercial use Selected currency before adding any prints to your cart NOTE: Shopping cart will be emptied if currency is changed after adding prints. More

The Brown Dipper of the Himalayas = // video added November 19, 2009 // 0 comments // // Embed video: * * 320x240 * * 400x300 * * 500x375 * * 640x480 To watch this video, please turn on JavaScript and More

The Brown Dipper breeds in Tien Shan from Talasskiy Alatau up to Kungey Alatau. Very rare it goes down to Almaty where observed 28 October – 14 December 2004. One bird recorded on Orta-Tentek river (Dzhungarskiy Alatau) 20 July 2002. More

* Video preview image Brown Dipper, preening bird on a mountain stream. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Cinclidae
Genus : Cinclus
Species : pallasii
Authority : Temminck, 1820