Brown Dipper
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Brown Dipper

Cinclus pallasii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Hemis National Park
18 Verified records at Hemis National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii), also known as Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or the Asiatic dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of the east Palearctic. It is a thrush-like bird with a cocked tail. Its plumage is chocolate-brown with a slightly lighter coloured back and breast. At 22 cm (8.7 in) and 87 g (3.1 oz), it is the largest of the dippers. This species, which is not often seen, is found at medium to low elevations where mountain streams flow. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Dipper sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hemis National Park

White-throated Dipper
LC Endemic

White-throated Dipper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclus cinclus

Insufficient data
Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

90–100% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Citrine Wagtail
LC

Citrine Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla citreola

40–50% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

30–40% · Possible
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

30–40% · Possible
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Redstart
LC

White-winged Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

30–40% · Possible
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

30–40% · Possible
Common Rosefinch
LC

Common Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus erythrinus

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia curruca

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
20–30%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
10–20%
6 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Dipper in Hemis National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Dipper sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Dipper in Hemis National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Brown Dipper in Hemis National Park in our monthly data.

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