White-capped Dipper

White-capped Dipper
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cinclidae
Genus:	Cinclus
Species:	C. leucocephalus
Binomial name
Cinclus leucocephalus Tschudi, 1844

The White-capped Dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) is an aquatic songbird found in South America. It is a small black bird with white spots. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Cinclus leucocephalus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• Arteaga K. Nino.(2008). Son astutos y dificilmente caen en las redes de neblina, generalmente van en parejas en busca de alimento encontrado a orillas de los ríos. De estologia curiosa, prefieren ver al observador.

External links

• "Cinclus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=178535. 
• Bird Forum page on White-capped Dipper (including photo)

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