Cinclidae

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Cinclidae

[′siŋ·klə‚dē]

(vertebrate zoology)

The dippers, a family of insect-eating songbirds in the order Passeriformes.

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Of the five members of the Cinclidae family around the world, the American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) is the only one in North America.

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Las familias con menor numero de especies fueron: Odonthophoridae (Perdices), Podicipedidae (Zambullidores), Phalacrocoracidae (Cormoranes), Anhingidae (Patos-aguja), Threskiornithidae (Ibis), Pandionidae (Aguila Pescadora), Charadriidae (Caravanas y Chorlitos), Scolopacidae (Andarrios, Becasinas), Tytonidae (Lechuzas), Strigidae (Buhos), Nyctibiidae (Biemparados), Momotidae (Barranqueros), Grallariidae (Tororoi), Cotingidae (Cotingas, Fruteros) Vireonidae (Verderones - Vireos), Corvidae (Carriquies o Arrendajos), Troglodytidae (Cucaracheros), Cinclidae (Mirlos Acuaticos) y Mimidae (Sinsonte) con una especie cada una respectivamente.

Una mirada a la diversidad ornitologica de Pereira

CAN) Pygochelidon cyanoleuca (Ma-e) 3, 8, 25, 14, 17, 23, 26, 27 Notiochelidon murina 20 Hirundo rustica (Mb-e) 21, 28 TROGLODYTIDAE Troglodytes aedon 2, 4, 5, 7, 6, 9, 10, 17, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 CINCLIDAE Cinclus leucocephalus (M-alt.