American Dipper

Cinclus mexicanus Swainson, 1827

American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus, is a passerine in the Cinclidae family that breeds from western Canada south through North America and Middle America to Panama. It is a stocky bird associated with mountain streams, and its white eyelid feathers make the eyes flash white when it blinks. The head may show a brown wash. Swainson first described it in 1827. It is usually a permanent resident, though it may shift a little south or to lower ground when needed to find food or unfrozen water.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cinclidae — Dippers

Breeding range

North America, Middle America: w Canada to Panama