Cinclus mexicanus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: CINCLIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Mike Wisnicki
A chunky bird of western streams, the American Dipper is North America's only truly aquatic songbird. It catches all of its food underwater in swiftly flowing streams by swimming and walking on the stream bottom.
Song clear and ringing, with repeated notes. Call a sharp "zeet."