Brown Dipper
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Brown Dipper

Cinclus pallasii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
136 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Dipper sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

60–70% · Likely
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LC

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Arachnothera magna

50–60% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

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Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Orange-bellied Leafbird
LC

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🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis hardwickii

50–60% · Likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

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🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
LC

Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus flaveolus

50–60% · Likely
Black Bulbul
LC Endemic

Black Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Bulbul
LC

Ashy Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemixos flavala

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
LC

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🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sitta cinnamoventris

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

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🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Gray Treepie
LC

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🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta formosae

40–50% · Likely
Crimson Sunbird
LC

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🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga siparaja

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
20–30%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
10–20%
6 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Dipper in Royal Manas National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Dipper sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Dipper in Royal Manas National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Brown Dipper in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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