American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus - Cincle d'Amérique
Systematics
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family:
Cinclidés
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Genus:
Cinclus
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Species:
mexicanus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 20 cm
- Wingspan: 23 cm.
- Weight: 43 à 67 g
Longevity
5 years
Geographic range
Identification
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,
Habitat
Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America, Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer
- American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of California, Alvaro Jaramillo
- Audubon,
- BirdLife International, BirdLife International
- Birds of the World, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2023.
Other sources of interest
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