White-throated Dipper
BIRDING ARAGÓNWhite-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
ES: Mirlo-acuático europeo
Description
L: 17 -20cm; W:25-30cm;
Bird with dark brown back, brown head and belly; throat and white chest; short wings and tail; plump in shape and well adapted to aquatic life, feathers closely uniting one another; highly developed oil gland, flaps over nostrils and third eyelid. Both sexes are similar. Juveniles are more greyish and have less well-defined chest marking.
- Observation difficulty: Easy
- Status: Resident.
- Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: Riverbanks
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
La Jacetania; Sobrarbe; Ribagorza; Tarazona y el Moncayo; Maestrazo y Andora-Sierra de Arcos; Gúdar-Javalambre; Sierra de Albarracín; Comunidad de Calatayud; Bajo Aragón y Matarraña
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
SIERRA Y CAÑONES DE GUARA. PUERTOS DE BECEITE
