American Dipper

Cinclus mexicanus

AMDI

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Cinclidae (Dippers)
American Dipper 1

Bird Description

Rare in Black Hills, SD. Dark, round, and fat with barely a tail. With legs angled back, it bobs on rocks before standing in or under water looking for food in fast-flowing streams. Flies up or downstream, wingbeats almost too fast to see.

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