White-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCinclidae (Dippers)
- GenusCinclus (Dippers)
- SpeciesCinclus cinclus (White-throated Dipper)
About the White-throated Dipper
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.
The white-throated dipper was described in 1758 by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Sturnus cinclus. The current genus Cinclus was introduced by German naturalist Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1797. The name cinclus is from the Ancient Greek word kinklos that was used to describe small, tail-wagging birds that resided near water. Of the five species now placed in the genus, a molecular genetic study has shown that the white-throated dipper is most closely related to the other Eurasian species, the brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii).
The 14 subspecies, including one now extinct (with †) are: C. c. hibernicus Hartert, 1910 – Irish dipper – Ireland and west Scotland C. c. gularis (Latham, 1801) – British dipper – Scotland (except west), north, central and west England and... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Plitvice Lakes National Park
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustris
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 11 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 15 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 19 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Dipper in Plitvice Lakes National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Dipper sighting in Plitvice Lakes National Park, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-throated Dipper in Plitvice Lakes National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for White-throated Dipper in Plitvice Lakes National Park in our monthly data.