A photograph of a paper cutout of a photo of an American Dipper bird perched on a fallen log by the edge of a stream
“American Dipper” by the edge of a mountain stream

American Dipper

AMDI
  • Scientific: Cinclus mexicanus
  • Spanish: Mirlo Acuático Norteamericano
  • French: Cincle d'Amérique
  • Family: Dippers
  • Bird Code: AMDI

If there is a 3° C increase in temperature due to unmitigated climate change

Predicted percentage of habitat lost

31%
Summer range lost
54%
Winter range lost

Climate and other threats imore info

Habitat

Mountain streams and rivers.

Range

Found year-round along western North America, from Alaska to Mexico.

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Did you know?

This Dipper is the only American songbird that can also stay underwater  for long moments while foraging for aquatic insect larvae in mountain streams. Their name references the bobbing motion they often make crouching and standing by the water’s edge.