White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

(C. c. caucasicus)

Armenian Name:	Ջրաճնճղուկ

See Plate 43 for White-throated Dipper and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
Abundance:	Uncommon
Length:	18 cm, Wing Span:25.5-30 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 230.
Description:	Stout body, short wings and tail.
Adult:	Upperparts blackish with brown crown, nape, and belly; white throat and breast.
Juvenile:	Gray above with darker feather edges; underparts gray-white scalloped with gray.
Behavior:	Bobs up and down. Flies low over water; perches on exposed rocks in streams. Swims or walks underwater to feed.
Habitat:	Fast flowing mountain rivers; rarely, reservoirs in winter.
Food:	Aquatic invertebrates.
Nest:	Domed thick-walled cup on rock ledge overhanging water.
Eggs:	26 mm, 4-6, white.