American Dipper

Cinclus mexicanus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cinclidae
Genus
Cinclus
eBird Code
amedip

Subspecies (5)

  • Cinclus mexicanus anthonyi

    mountains of southeastern Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala and Honduras

  • Cinclus mexicanus ardesiacus

    mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama

  • Cinclus mexicanus dickermani

    mountains of Oaxaca (southern Mexico)

  • Cinclus mexicanus mexicanus

    highlands of northern and central Mexico

  • Cinclus mexicanus unicolor

    breeds Aleutian Islands to Alaska, western Canada, and western USA; winters downslope and often southward

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.