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| name = Brown Dipper
| name = Brown Dipper
| image = Brown Dipper- Immature about to jump under water I IMG 6551.jpg
| image = Brown Dipper- Immature about to jump under water I IMG 6551.jpg
| image_caption = Immature about to jump under water at Kasol (6,500 ft.) in Kullu-Manali Distt. of Himachal Pradesh, India
| image_caption = Immature Brown Dipper
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| status_ref = &nbsp;<ref>{{IUCN2009.2 |assessors=[[BirdLife International]] |year=2004 |id=51518 |title=Cinclus pallasii |downloaded=May 12, 2006}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| species = '''''C. pallasii'''''
| species = '''''C. pallasii'''''
| binomial = ''Cinclus pallasii''
| binomial = ''Cinclus pallasii''
| binomial_authority = [[Coenraad Jacob Temminck|Temminck]], 1820
| binomial_authority = [[Coenraad Jacob Temminck|Temminck]], 1820&nbsp;<ref>{{ITIS |id=178535 |taxon=''Cinclus''}}</ref>
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[[Image:Brown Dipper- Immature coming out of water I IMG 6606.jpg|left|thumb| Immature coming out of water at Kasol (6,500 ft.) in Kullu-Manali Distt. of Himachal Pradesh, India.]]
[[File:Brown Dipper-Adult feeding Juvinile DSC05331.jpg|left|thumb|An adult feeding a juvenile]]
[[Image:Brown Dipper-Adult feeding Juvinile DSC05331.jpg|left|thumb| Adult feeding Juvenile at Kasol, India.]]


The '''Brown Dipper''' (''Cinclus pallasii''), alternatively known by the common names '''Pallas's Dipper''', '''Asian Dipper''' or the '''Asiatic Dipper''', is an aquatic [[songbird]] found in the mountains of southern and central [[Asia]]. At {{convert|22|cm|in|abbr=on}} and {{convert|87|g|oz|abbr=off}}, it is the largest of the [[dipper]]s. This species, which is not often seen, is found at medium to low elevations where mountain streams flow.
The '''Brown Dipper''' (''Cinclus pallasii''), alternatively known by the common names '''Pallas's Dipper''', '''Asian Dipper''' or the '''Asiatic Dipper''', is an aquatic [[songbird]] found in the mountains of southern and central [[Asia]]. At {{convert|22|cm|in|abbr=on}} and {{convert|87|g|oz|abbr=off}}, it is the largest of the [[dipper]]s. This species, which is not often seen, is found at medium to low elevations where mountain streams flow.


==Diet and feeding biology==
==Diet and feeding biology==
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The Brown Dipper can either feed by diving into streams to eat larger [[benthic]] organisms, or wade in shallower parts of streams and pick smaller organisms of the bottom. The adults will dive for food from December through April, which is when there are more large benthic organisms. Since this period is also the breeding season of the Brown Dipper, more food is required, so diving for large food is necessary. However, the adults will forage by wading and picking at the stream bottom for the rest of the year. Brown Dipper chicks and fledglings will also forage by diving.<ref>{{cite journal |author=K. Eguchi |year=1990 |title=The choice of foraging methods of the Brown Dipper, ''Cinclus pallasii'' (Aves: Cinclidae) |journal=[[Journal of Ethology]] |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=121–127 |doi=10.1007/BF02350282}}</ref>


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The Brown Dipper can either feed by diving into streams to eat larger [[benthic]] organisms, or wade in shallower parts of streams and pick smaller organisms of the bottom. The adults will dive for food from December through April, which is when there are more large benthic organisms. Since this period is also the breeding season of the Brown Dipper, more food is required, so diving for large food is necessary. However, the adults will forage by wading and picking at the stream bottom for the rest of the year. Brown Dipper chicks and fledglings will also forage by diving.<ref>Eguchi, K. (1990) '' The choice of foraging methods of the Brown Dipper,Cinclus pallasii'' Journal of Ethology '''8'''(2):121-127</ref>
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* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51518|title=Cinclus pallasii|downloaded=12 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* {{ITIS |id=178535 |taxon=Cinclus}}

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==Gallery==

<gallery>
Image:Brown Dipper-Adult dives as Juvinile looks on DSC05332.jpg|Adult dives as juvenile looks on at Kasol, India.
Image:Brown Dipper- Immature feeding under water I IMG 6593.jpg|Immature feeding under water at Kasol
Image:Brown Dipper- Immature feeding under water I IMG 6592.jpg|Immature feeding under water at Kasol
Image:Brown Dipper- Immature feeding under water I IMG 6587.jpg|Immature feeding under water at Kasol
Image:Brown Dipper- Immature feeding under water I IMG 6586.jpg|Immature feeding under water at Kasol
Image:Brown Dipper- Immature feeding under water I IMG 6578.jpg|Immature feeding under water at Kasol
Image:Brown Dipper- Immature about to jump under water I IMG 6571.jpg|Immature about to jump under water at Kasol
Image:Brown Dipper- Adult I IMG 6502.jpg‎ |Adult at Kasol

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[[Category:Cinclus]]
[[Category:Cinclus]]
[[Category:Birds of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Birds of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1820]]




Revision as of 18:27, 13 July 2010

Brown Dipper
Immature Brown Dipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Cinclidae
Genus:
Cinclus
Species:
C. pallasii
Binomial name
Cinclus pallasii
Temminck, 1820 [2]
An adult feeding a juvenile

The Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii), alternatively known by the common names Pallas's Dipper, Asian Dipper or the Asiatic Dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of southern and central Asia. At 22 cm (8.7 in) and 87 grams (3.1 ounces), it is the largest of the dippers. This species, which is not often seen, is found at medium to low elevations where mountain streams flow.

Diet and feeding biology

The Brown Dipper can either feed by diving into streams to eat larger benthic organisms, or wade in shallower parts of streams and pick smaller organisms of the bottom. The adults will dive for food from December through April, which is when there are more large benthic organisms. Since this period is also the breeding season of the Brown Dipper, more food is required, so diving for large food is necessary. However, the adults will forage by wading and picking at the stream bottom for the rest of the year. Brown Dipper chicks and fledglings will also forage by diving.[3]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2009.2
  2. ^ "Cinclus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ K. Eguchi (1990). "The choice of foraging methods of the Brown Dipper, Cinclus pallasii (Aves: Cinclidae)". Journal of Ethology. 8 (2): 121–127. doi:10.1007/BF02350282.


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