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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 21-23cm (8¼-9 in) | |
| − | *Overall brown plumage | + | *Overall dark chocolate-brown plumage including the head |
| + | *More rufous-tinged back and breast | ||
*Darker wings and tail | *Darker wings and tail | ||
| − | * | + | *Brown iris with white-feathered eyelids |
| + | *Bill is blackish, slender and slightly hooked. | ||
| + | *Legs and feet are blackish-brown. | ||
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| + | The female is slightly smaller than male. Juvenile s duller with blackish-brown plumage. Its head and throat are spotted greyish-white. Its back, breast and belly have greyish-white scalloping. The tail, secondaries and tertials are edged greyish-white. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 17 April 2019
- Cinclus pallasii
Identification
21-23cm (8¼-9 in)
- Overall dark chocolate-brown plumage including the head
- More rufous-tinged back and breast
- Darker wings and tail
- Brown iris with white-feathered eyelids
- Bill is blackish, slender and slightly hooked.
- Legs and feet are blackish-brown.
The female is slightly smaller than male. Juvenile s duller with blackish-brown plumage. Its head and throat are spotted greyish-white. Its back, breast and belly have greyish-white scalloping. The tail, secondaries and tertials are edged greyish-white.
Distribution
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dist. Nainital, Alt.5000 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 11 November 2013
Asia: found in Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- C. p. tenuirostris: paler than nominate
- C. p. dorjei: darker and smaller than nominate
- C. p. pallasii:
A fourth subspecies, C. p. marila confined to Taiwan is now merged with nominate.
Habitat
Fast flowing montane forest rivers, 1500-3200 m.
Behaviour
Diet
It feeds from the bottom of rivers; the diet includes aquatic insect larvae, crabs and fish.
Breeding
It nests on rocks; both parents make the nest from grass, roots, moss and is lined with leaves. The clutch of 3-5 eggs is incubated by the female for 19-20 days, though both parents feed the young.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia contributors. (2019, March 4). Brown dipper. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:02, April 17, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown_dipper&oldid=886132509
- BirdForum Member observations
- Ormerod, S., Tyler, S. & Bonan, A. (2019). Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/58088 on 11 April 2019).
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Dipper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Dipper
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