White-capped Dipper

Cinclus leucocephalus Tschudi, 1844

White-capped Dipper, Cinclus leucocephalus, is a bird of rocky mountain streams in South America, breeding from Colombia to Bolivia. It was first named by Tschudi in 1844. This dipper is tied to clear, fast water, often where streams run past cliffs or rocky outcrops, and it uses forested and more open uplands. It is a year-round resident, though it may shift height outside the breeding season. The species is placed in the family Cinclidae. Its range includes the Andes and, in Colombia, the isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cinclidae — Dippers

Breeding range

South America: Colombia to Bolivia