American Dipper

Cinclus mexicanus - Cincle d'Amérique

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Cinclidés

  • Genus
    :

    Cinclus

  • Species
    :

    mexicanus

Descriptor

Swainson, 1827

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 20 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 23 cm.
  • Weight
    : 43 à 67 g
Longevity

5 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cincle d'Amérique
adult
Cincle d'Amérique
adult

American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) is a species of bird in the Cinclidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Cinclus mexicanus mexicanus (n and c Mexico)
  • Cinclus mexicanus unicolor (Alaska, w Canada and w USA)
  • Cinclus mexicanus anthonyi (se Mexico, sw Guatemala, e Honduras and nw Nicaragua)
  • Cinclus mexicanus dickermani (s Mexico)
  • Cinclus mexicanus ardesiacus (Costa Rica and w Panama)

Foreign names

  • Cincle d'Amérique,
  • Mirlo acuático norteamericano,
  • melro-de-água-americano,
  • Grauwasseramsel,
  • szürke vízirigó,
  • Noord-Amerikaanse Waterspreeuw,
  • Merlo acquaiolo americano,
  • grå strömstare,
  • Gråfossekall,
  • vodnár tmavý,
  • skorec šedý,
  • Amerikansk Vandstær,
  • amerikankoskikara,
  • merla d'aigua nord-americana,
  • pluszcz meksykański,
  • Amerikas ūdensstrazds,
  • Американская оляпка,
  • メキシコカワガラス,
  • 美洲河乌,
  • 美洲河烏,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Cincle d'Amérique
juvenile

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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