White-capped Dipper
Cinclus leucocephalusTschudi, JJ, 1844
English (US) White-capped Dipper
The White-capped Dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cinclidae (Dippers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cinclus leucocephalus
- Family
- Cinclidae (Dippers)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-capped Dipper
- Described by
- Tschudi, JJ, 1844
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cinclus leucocephalus rivularis
- Cinclus leucocephalus leuconotus
- Cinclus leucocephalus leucocephalus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Tschudi, JJ, 1844
- Type locality
- Department of Junin, Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10 p.279
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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