Least ConcernMute Swan
Cygnus olor
One of the 3 blackbirds on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Cinclidae
Cinclus cinclus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The white-throated dipper is a plump brown bird with a striking white bib, and the only European passerine that dives. It walks along the bed of mountain rivers against the current looking for aquatic insect larvae among the stones. It is a first-rate bioindicator: it disappears from polluted or altered stretches, and its presence certifies a river in good ecological condition.
Weight
50 g – 90 g
Size
17 cm – 20 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (es)
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 68.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with White-throated Dipper — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about white-throated dipper.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
