---
title: "Melro-d'água-castanho"
description: "Cinclus pallasii — Aves. The brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii), also known as Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or the Asiatic dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of the east Palearctic."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brown-dipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Melro-d'água-castanho

> Cinclus pallasii — Aves. The brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii), also known as Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or the Asiatic dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of the east Palearctic.

- Scientific name: *Cinclus pallasii*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 2295
- Wikidata: [Q1034960](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1034960)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7642](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7642)

## Names

- en: Brown Dipper
- de: Pallaswasseramsel
- es: Mirlo acuático pardo
- fr: Cincle de Pallas
- pt: Melro-d'água-castanho
- pl: Pluszcz ciemny

## Countries with the most observations

CN (455), JP (373), TW (311), IN (212), KZ (117), RU (104), KR (94), BT (63), NP (35), TJ (30), KG (28), UZ (15)

## Summary

The brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii), also known as Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or the Asiatic dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of the east Palearctic. It is a thrush-like bird with a cocked tail. Its plumage is chocolate-brown with a slightly lighter coloured back and breast. At 22 cm (8.7 in) and 87 g (3.1 oz), 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.

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

## Photo

![Melro-d'água-castanho](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-dipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yi-fan翊凡 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199550953

## Machine access

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