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American Dipper

Cinclus mexicanus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 2,765, February 2,393, March 2,492, April 3,091, May 3,001, June 2,208, July 1,891, August 1,926, September 2,444, October 2,497, November 3,210, December 2,475.
United States244,845
Canada75,887
California30,392
Nevada12,489
New Mexico3,237
British Columbia2,274
Arizona2,165
Northwest Territories1,635
Colorado1,596
Texas1,525

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyDippers · Cinclidae
GenusDippers · Cinclus

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