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title: "White-throated Dipper"
description: "Cinclus cinclus — Birds. The white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus), also known as the European dipper or just dipper, is an aquatic, passerine bird found in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-throated-dipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-throated Dipper

> Cinclus cinclus — Birds. The white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus), also known as the European dipper or just dipper, is an aquatic, passerine bird found in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.

- Scientific name: *Cinclus cinclus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 18258
- Wikidata: [Q201831](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201831)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7647](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7647)

## Names

- en: White-throated Dipper
- de: Wasseramsel
- es: Mirlo acuático europeo
- fr: Cincle plongeur
- pt: Melro-d'água
- pl: Pluszcz zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3034), RU (2570), DE (1788), IT (1767), FR (1302), ES (1043), AT (776), CH (504), FI (365), CZ (280), DK (259), NO (236)

## Summary

The white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus), also known as the European dipper or just dipper, is an aquatic, passerine bird found in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The species is divided into several subspecies, based primarily on colour differences, particularly of the pectoral band.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_dipper

## Photo

![White-throated Dipper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-throated-dipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87177852

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-throated-dipper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).