Brown Dipper
Cinclus pallasii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCinclidae (Dippers)
- GenusCinclus (Dippers)
- SpeciesCinclus pallasii (Brown Dipper)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Dipper sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 148 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Slaty-backed Forktail
Enicurus schistaceus
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
Sultan Tit
Melanochlora sultanea
Black-throated Sunbird
Aethopyga saturata
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Ashy Bulbul
Hemixos flavala
White-crested Laughingthrush
Garrulax leucolophus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Dipper in Namdapha National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Dipper sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 148 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown Dipper in Namdapha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Brown Dipper in Namdapha National Park in our monthly data.