{"id":7664720773368,"title":"Bird - White-throated Dipper","handle":"copy-of-bird-white-throated-dipper","description":"\u003cp\u003eDippers are so-called because of their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jl23ZXoh2JQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe genus Cinclus was introduced by the German naturalist Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1797 with the white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) as the type species. 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