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White-capped Dipper

Cinclus leucocephalus
Family
Dippers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
whcdip1, WCDI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyDippers (Cinclidae)
SpeciesCinclus leucocephalus
Codeswhcdip1, WCDI
Identification

The White-capped Dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) is a member of the Dippers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code whcdip1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Dippers
White-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
Brown Dipper
Cinclus pallasii
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Rufous-throated Dipper
Cinclus schulzii
White-capped Dipper photo
(c) Frank Dietze, all rights reserved, uploaded by Frank Dietze

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cinclus leucocephalus

Family: Dippers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: whcdip1