American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (4)
Hugh E. Kingery and Mary F. Willson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 31, 2019
Text last updated May 31, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американски воден кос |
| Catalan | merla d'aigua nord-americana |
| Croatian | američki vodenkos |
| Dutch | Noord-Amerikaanse waterspreeuw |
| English | American Dipper |
| English (United States) | American Dipper |
| Estonian | hall-vesipapp |
| Finnish | amerikankoskikara |
| French | Cincle d'Amérique |
| French (Canada) | Cincle d'Amérique |
| German | Grauwasseramsel |
| Hebrew | אמודאי אמריקני |
| Icelandic | Flaumbúi |
| Japanese | メキシコカワガラス |
| Norwegian | gråfossekall |
| Polish | pluszcz meksykański |
| Russian | Серая оляпка |
| Serbian | Američki vodenkos |
| Slovak | vodnár tmavý |
| Spanish | Mirlo Acuático Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Mirlo Acuático Plomizo |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Mirlo Acuático Plomizo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Mirlo Acuático Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Panama) | Cinclo Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mirlo acuático norteamericano |
| Swedish | grå strömstare |
| Turkish | Amerika Derekuşu |
| Ukrainian | Пронурок сірий |
Cinclus mexicanus Swainson, 1827
PROTONYM:
Cinclus mexicanus
Swainson, 1827. The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1, p.368.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Temascaltepec, Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CINCLUS
- cinclus
- mexicanum / mexicanus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the American Dipper
