White-throated dipper: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-throated dipper lives – recorded in 38 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cinclus cinclus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	38 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Cinclidae

Where does the white-throated dipper live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-throated dipper in 38 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the white-throated dipper endangered?

The white-throated dipper’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white-throated dipper?

The white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Cinclidae, genus Cinclus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-throated dipper (revision 1357422918), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q201831 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).