Brown Dipper

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Brown Dipper

Immature about to jump under water at Kasol (6,500 ft.) in Kullu-Manali Distt. of Himachal Pradesh, India

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cinclidae
Genus:	Cinclus
Species:	C. pallasii

Binomial name

Cinclus pallasii
Temminck, 1820

Immature coming out of water at Kasol (6,500 ft.) in Kullu-Manali Distt. of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Adult feeding Juvenile at Kasol, India.

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 inches) 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.

[edit] References

BirdLife International (2004). Cinclus pallasii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
Cinclus (TSN 178535). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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Adult dives as juvenile looks on at Kasol, India.	Immature feeding under water at Kasol	Immature feeding under water at Kasol	Immature feeding under water at Kasol
Immature feeding under water at Kasol	Immature feeding under water at Kasol	Immature about to jump under water at Kasol	Adult at Kasol