Brown Dipper
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| Missing image Brown_dipper_stamp.jpg Republic of China (Taiwan) postage stamp of a brown dipper. | ||||||||||||||
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| Cinclus pallasii Temminck, 1820 |
The Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii), alternatively known by the common names Pallas's Dipper, Asian Dipper or the Asiatic Dipper, is a 22-cm long aquatic songbird found in Asia. This species, which is not often seen, is found at medium to low elevations where mountain streams flow.
Reference
- ITIS - Cinclus (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=178535)