📸 PhotoPhoto: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Brown Dipper
Cinclus pallasii (Brown Dipper · カワガラス)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of 22 cm is slightly taller than a 500 mL plastic bottle (about 20 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 According to the National List of Species of Korea, because it is a resident bird living along valley streams nationwide, walkers along mountain brooks can see it diving underwater to look for food.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The brown dipper is a common resident bird of the dipper family in the order Passeriformes, living along low-mountain valleys, waterfalls, and mountain streams. Its entire body is dark brown.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body length is 22 cm, and males and females have nearly identical plumage color. Its bill is long and slender, and its greyish legs are strong.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It dives into shallow mountain streams to feed mainly on aquatic insects among the rocks. It lays 4–5 eggs in March–June (months 3–6) and lives alone or in pairs.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
The National List of Species of Korea describes it as a common resident bird found nationwide.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2024) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22708160/263896999
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 263896999
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000002152 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000002152
- • wikidata.org — Q1034960
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii) (28097428172).jpg
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Beth Reinke · CC0 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Cinclus cinclus)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.