Brown Dipper
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Brown Dipper

Cinclus pallasii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
20 Verified records at Khangchendzonga National Park
May 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Dipper sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

White-throated Dipper
LC Endemic

White-throated Dipper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclus cinclus

<5% · Rare
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

40–50% · Likely
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

30–40% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
Green-tailed Sunbird
LC

Green-tailed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga nipalensis

30–40% · Possible
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

30–40% · Possible
Black Bulbul
LC Endemic

Black Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
White-browed Fulvetta
LC

White-browed Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Fulvetta vinipectus

20–30% · Possible
Black-throated Tit
LC

Black-throated Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithalos concinnus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Dipper sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Brown Dipper in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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