European dipper, white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) Description Cinclus cinclus
English: A White-throated Dipper in Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
Date 5 May 2011, 13:36
Source Dipper http://www.flickr.com/photos/bird-tracker/5689694755/
Author Mark Medcalf http://www.flickr.com/people/57155487@N05
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cinclus_cinclus_-Kirkcudbright,_Scotland-8.jpg
The white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus), also known as the European dipper or just dipper, is an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. The species is divided into several subspecies, based primarily on colour differences, particularly of the pectoral band. The white-throated dipper is Norway's national bird. The white-throated dipper is about 18 centimetres long, rotund and short tailed. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Cinclidae, Genus: Cinclus, Species: Cinclus cinclus (Linnaeus, 1758)
