Listen to the White-capped dipper
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About the White-capped dipper
The White-capped dipper is a bird in the family Cinclidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 45 g.
What does the White-capped dipper sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as flight calls and begging call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The white-capped dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) is a semiaquatic passerine bird of South America. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Cinclus
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-capped dipper sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the White-capped dipper on this page, including its flight calls and begging call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the White-capped dipper endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-capped dipper as “least concern”.
What family does the White-capped dipper belong to?
The White-capped dipper (Cinclus leucocephalus) belongs to the family Cinclidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight calls, begging call · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q372465 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-capped dipper – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Dominic Sherony – CC BY-SA 2.0