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Cinclus pallasii (Brown Dipper)
Venue: Shantinagar, Singtam East Sikkim
Date: January 7, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cinclidae
Genus: Cinclus
Species: C. pallasii
Binomial name: Cinclus pallasii Temminck, 1820
Other
Names: Brown dipper, Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or
the Asiatic dipper
Special feature: This dipper is are the biggest among
the dipper family. It is found in the low elevation flowing stream.