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The rufous-throated dipper is 14 to 15.5 cm (5.5 to 6.1 in) long and weighs about 40 g (1.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage, but males are slightly larger than females. Adults have a dark brownish gray head and upperparts. Their wings and tail are slightly darker. The wing's primaries' upper surfaces have white bases on their inner webs that only show when the wing is open. Their wing's underside has a wide white band at the base of the primaries. Their chin is grayish and their throat and upper breast orange-rufous. Voice: As of March 2026 xeno-canto had five recordings of rufous-throated dipper vocalizations; the Cornell Lab's Macaulay Library had 12 with some overlap. The species' song is "a loud melodious warbling or trilling" that is similar to that of the white-throated dipper, (C. cinclus).
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When to see the Rufous-throated Dipper
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rufous-throated Dipper
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rufous-throated Dipper
The rufous-throated dipper or Argentine dipper is a Vulnerable species of semiaquatic songbird of South America. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.
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Easily confused with
Brown DipperCinclus pallasiiThe brown dipper, also known as Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or the Asiatic dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of the east Palearctic.
White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusThe white-capped dipper is 13.5 to 16.5 cm (5.3 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 38 to 59 g (1.3 to 2.1 oz).
American DipperCinclus mexicanusThe American dipper is a stocky, grey bird with a head sometimes tinged with brown, and white feathers on the eyelids that cause the eyes to flash white as the bird blinks.
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