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White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

The White-throated Dipper is a special bird that loves to dive into water! It has a white throat and a round body, making it easy to spot near rivers and streams.

Lebensraum: Mountain streams and rivers

Aussehen

The White-throated Dipper is a plump, starling-sized bird with a short tail. It has a distinctive pure white bib on its chest and throat, contrasting sharply with its dark brown body and head, which often appear black. Its legs are reddish-brown.

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White-throated Dipper

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A dipper's call is loud and bubbling, heard even over rushing rivers!

Dippers can close their nostrils to keep water out while diving!

These birds build dome-shaped nests hidden behind waterfalls for safety!

They often bob up and down rapidly, giving them their 'dipper' name!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

White-throated Dipper can walk and 'fly' underwater, using its strong legs and wings to hunt prey in rushing currents.

White-throated Dipper has dense, oily feathers that create an insulating air layer, helping them stay warm and dry in icy waters.

White-throated Dipper can see clearly underwater because of specialized eyes that filter glare, spotting prey in murky streams.

Maße und Details

Länge: 17-20 cm
Flügelspannweite: 25-30 cm
Gewicht: 0.057-0.076 kg
Lebenserwartung: 7-10 Jahre
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Gelegegröße: 4-6
Brutzeit: 15-18 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Dippers are underwater hunters, mostly eating insects and small fish found in rivers.

Altersunterschiede: Young birds start with softer insect larvae before moving to larger prey.

Hauptnahrung

aquatic insect larvae
small fish
tadpoles
fish eggs

Nahrungssuche

Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

European Otter

Lutra lutra

Otters may hunt dippers in river habitats.

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

A swift aerial predator of small birds.

hunts

Caddisfly

Hydropsyche siltalai

Dippers commonly eat their aquatic larvae.

hunts

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Dippers prey on their fry and eggs.

Merkmale

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