Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Cinclidae (Dippers)

• Cinclus Borkhausen, 1797 Deutsche Fauna, oder kurzgefasste Naturgeschichte der Thiere Deutschlands. Erster Theil. Säugthiere und Vögel 1 p.300 Cinclus hydrophilus Borkhausen, 1797; Type by monotypy = Sturnus cinclus Linnaeus, 1758
  • 1086. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Original Description: Sturnus cinclus Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.168
    Alternative Names: White-breasted Dipper
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 1086a. Cinclus cinclus leucogaster Bonaparte, 1850 [HB#1772]
      Original Description: Cinclus leucogaster Bonaparte, 1850 Conspectus generum avium 1 p.252
      Distribution: Straggler to Darel valley (Gilgit, historical).
      Specimens: NHMUK
      Notes: One specimen in NHMUK (AR2001)
    • 1086b. Cinclus cinclus cashmeriensis Gould, 1860 [HB#1733]
      Original Description: Cinclus cashmeriensis Gould, 1860 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 27(3) p.494 (Kashmir)
      Distribution: Gilgit, Ladakh, Kashmir, Lahaul-Spiti (Himachal), N Uttarakhand, and N Sikkim.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1881.5.1.6289 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM
    • 1086c. Cinclus cinclus przewalskii Bianchi, 1905 [HB#1774]
      Original Description: Cinclus przewalskii Bianchi, 1905 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 15 p.91
      Distribution: Arunachal – at least in W Arunachal and Walong region.
      Notes: Subspecies assumed on range though no specimens could be located.
  
  
  • 1087. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii Temminck, 1820
    Original Description: Cinclus Pallasii Temminck, 1820 Manuel d'ornithologie, ou tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe (etc.) ed.2, part 1 p.177
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 1087a. Cinclus pallasii tenuirostris Bonaparte, 1850 [HB#1775]
      Original Description: Cinclus tenuirostris Bonaparte, 1850 Conspectus generum avium 1 p.252 (Shimla-Almora districts, W Himalaya)
      Distribution: Gilgit, Ladakh, Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand, N Bengal, and Sikkim.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, LKO
    • 1087b. Cinclus pallasii dorjei Kinnear, 1937 [HB#1776]
      Original Description: Cinclus pallasii dorjei Kinnear, 1937 Ibis (14) 1 (2) p.263
      Taxonomy: Includes undina Koelz 1954 from Barapani, Khasi hills, Meghalaya.
      Distribution: Arunachal, adjoining Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM