Scientific Name: Cinclus MexicanusPopulation 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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