The American Dipper is a unique aquatic songbird known for its ability to dive underwater in fast-flowing streams. It has a plump body and a distinctive bobbing motion.
Habitat
Clear, fast-moving streams and rivers.
Diet
Aquatic insects and larvae.
How common
Uncommon
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