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Brown dipper

Cinclus pallasii Temminck, 1820

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii) is a species in the family Cinclidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 74.4 g to 88 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii)
Photo: Se Lena · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown dipper

Weight
74.4 g – 88 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.5 – 4.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown dipper live?

Not recorded

What is the brown dipper?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown dipper” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown_dipper&oldid=1362900122), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the brown dipper endangered?

The brown dipper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the brown dipper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCinclidae
  6. genusCinclus
  7. SpeciesCinclus pallasii Temminck, 1820

Synonyms Cinclus maculatus, Cinclus pallasii hondoensis, Cinclus pallasii sini, Cinclus pallasii souliei, Cinclus pallasii wilderi, Cinclus siemsseni, Cinclus tenuirostris

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Asian dipperEnglish
  • Asiatic dipperEnglish
  • غطاس بنيArabic
  • غطاس آسيويArabic
  • Кафяв воден косBulgarian
  • Dourlaouig gellBreton
  • merla d'aigua brunaCatalan
  • Кӹрӓн куплагыMari
  • skorec asijskýCzech
  • trochwr brownWelsh
  • Asiatisk VandstærDanish
  • PallaswasseramselGerman
  • Braune WasseramselGerman
  • FlußwasseramselGerman
  • bruna cinkloEsperanto
  • Mirlo acuático pardoSpanish
  • Mirlo-acuático PardoSpanish
  • tõmmu-vesipappEstonian
  • زیرآبروک قهوهایPersian
  • aasiankoskikaraFinnish
  • Cincle de PallasFrench
  • Gabha donnIrish
  • אמודאי אסייתיHebrew
  • hegyi vízirigóHungarian
  • Merlo acquaiolo brunoItalian
  • Merlo acquaiolo asiaticoItalian
  • カワガラスJapanese
  • Қоңыр сушылқараKazakh
  • 물까마귀Korean
  • rudasis vandeninis strazdasLithuanian
  • Āzijas ūdensstrazdsLatvian
  • Zwarte WaterspreeuwDutch
  • Aziatische WaterspreeuwDutch
  • brunfossekallNorwegian
  • pluszcz ciemnyPolish
  • پؤرا چبی مارWestern Panjabi
  • melro-d'água-castanhoPortuguese
  • melro-de-água-castanhoPortuguese
  • Бурая оляпкаRussian
  • vodnár hnedýSlovak
  • Smeđi vodenkosSerbian
  • brun strömstareSwedish
  • นกมุดน้ำThai
  • Kahverengi DerekuşuTurkish
  • пронурок бурийUkrainian
  • Lội suối nâuVietnamese
  • 河烏Chinese
  • 河烏〔褐河烏〕Chinese
  • 褐河乌Chinese

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Relatives of the brown dipper

Other species in the same genus Cinclus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown dipper?

An adult brown dipper weighs 74.4 g – 88 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown dipper endangered?

The brown dipper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the brown dipper?

The brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii) belongs to the family Cinclidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_dipper_2026,
  title = {Brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-dipper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}