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White-capped dipper

Cinclus leucocephalus Tschudi, 1844

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The white-capped dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) is a species in the family Cinclidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 37 g to 45 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-capped dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus)
Photo: Dominic Sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-capped dipper

Weight
37 g – 45 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
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 white-capped dipper live?

Not recorded

What is the white-capped dipper?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-capped dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) is a semiaquatic passerine bird of South America. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “White-capped dipper” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-capped_dipper&oldid=1380737505), 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.

What does the white-capped dipper sound like?

Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the white-capped dipper endangered?

The white-capped 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 white-capped dipper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCinclidae
  6. genusCinclus
  7. SpeciesCinclus leucocephalus Tschudi, 1844
Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • غطاس أبيض القبعةArabic
  • Белоглав воден косBulgarian
  • Белотеменен воден косBulgarian
  • Dourlaouig penn gwennBreton
  • merla d'aigua capblancaCatalan
  • Merla d'aigua de cap blancCatalan
  • skorec bělohlavýCzech
  • trochwr penwynWelsh
  • Hvidkronet VandstærDanish
  • WeißkopfwasseramselGerman
  • Weißkopf-WasseramselGerman
  • blankĉapa cinkloEsperanto
  • Blankkapa cinkloEsperanto
  • Mirlo acuáticoSpanish
  • Mirlo acuático coroniblancoSpanish
  • Mirlo-acuático CoroniblancoSpanish
  • andi vesipappEstonian
  • زیرآبروک سرسفیدPersian
  • andienkoskikaraFinnish
  • Cincle à tête blancheFrench
  • andski vodenkosCroatian
  • koronás vízirigóHungarian
  • Merlo acquaiolo capobiancoItalian
  • Merlo acquaiolo testabiancaItalian
  • シロガシラカワガラスJapanese
  • baltakepuris vandeninis strazdasLithuanian
  • Ош вуян куплагыWestern Mari
  • WitkopwaterspreeuwDutch
  • andesfossekallNorwegian
  • pluszcz białogłowyPolish
  • چٹسرا چبی مارWestern Panjabi
  • Melro-d'água-coroadoPortuguese
  • melro-d'água-de-coroa-brancaPortuguese
  • melro-de-água-coroadoPortuguese
  • Yuraquma mayusuksuQuechua
  • Белоголовая оляпкаRussian
  • vodnár bielohlavýSlovak
  • Beloglavi vodenkosSerbian
  • vitkronad strömstareSwedish
  • Ak Başlı DerekuşuTurkish
  • пронурок білоголовийUkrainian
  • Hét nước mũ trắngVietnamese
  • 白頂河烏Chinese
  • 白顶河乌Chinese

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Relatives of the white-capped 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 white-capped dipper?

An adult white-capped dipper weighs 37 g – 45 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-capped dipper endangered?

The white-capped 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 white-capped dipper?

The white-capped dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) belongs to the family Cinclidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_capped_dipper_2026,
  title = {White-capped dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-capped-dipper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}