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White-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
(C. c. caucasicus)
| Armenian Name: | Ջրաճնճղուկ |
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See Plate 43 for White-throated Dipper and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 18 cm, Wing Span:25.5-30 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 230. |
| Description: | Stout body, short wings and tail. |
| Adult: | Upperparts blackish with brown crown, nape, and belly; white throat and breast. |
| Juvenile: | Gray above with darker feather edges; underparts gray-white scalloped with gray. |
| Behavior: | Bobs up and down. Flies low over water; perches on exposed rocks in streams. Swims or walks underwater to feed. |
| Habitat: | Fast flowing mountain rivers; rarely, reservoirs in winter. |
| Food: | Aquatic invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Domed thick-walled cup on rock ledge overhanging water. |
| Eggs: | 26 mm, 4-6, white. |
