small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
bird of rocky streams, it has dark brown and black plumage. the male has a white breast. They eat aquatic insects which they dive and swim for.
Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae. They are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements.