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Photo by Marc Guyt
Photographed near Sat Tal, India.

Cinclus pallasii

[edit] Identification

22cm. Brown plumage, darker wings and tail, dark iris and bill.

[edit] Distribution

Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tibet, Nepal, north Burma, north Vietnam, northern India, Siberia, and Japan.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 3 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Mountain rivers, 1500-3200 m.

[edit] Behaviour

It feeds from the bottom of rivers; the diet includes aquatic insect larvae, crabs and fish.

It nests on rocks; both parents make the nest from grass, roots, moss and is lined with leaves. 3-5 eggs are laid and are incubated by the female for 19-20 days, though both parents feed the young.

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