02 May, 2010

American Dipper

Scientific Name: Cinclus Mexicanus

Population Estimate
: 600K

Range / Habitat:
Year-round resident near fast-moving streams of western North America, stretching from Mexico to Alaska. It inhabits the mountainous regions of Central America and western North America from Panama to Alaska.

Field Notes:
Stocky, medium sized, all-dark bird, readily identified by its constant bobbing up and down in streams in search of food. Cinclus mexicanus, also known as a Water Ouzel, is a stocky dark grey bird with a head sometimes tinged with brown, and white feathers on the eyelids cause the eyes to flash white as the bird blinks.

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