Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Cinclus (1 species, 5 worldwide)

Genus Cinclus, Dippers, and found only in fast moving mountain streams where they hop along rocks looking for insects or other small animals.


White-capped Dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus leuconotus) Parque Ecológico El Salado, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Note white belly, except in Santa Marta where it is dark grey, and in Peru and Bolivia where it is black.
In action.
Eating.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba