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<table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/Thrush_(bird)/tg6Dw7Nh">Turdidae</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cinclidae</td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/White-throated_dipper/wvdn6RKV">white-throated dipper</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/Brown_dipper/YufLlEKW">brown dipper</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/American_dipper/eeKrzgkk">American dipper</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/White-capped_dipper/Bp7Czata">white-capped dipper</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/Rufous-throated_dipper/Jx5Kgu6J">rufous-throated dipper</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td>Phylogeny of the dippers</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Dippers are members of the genus <i>Cinclus</i> in the <a href="/facts/Bird/RJF6zwLP">bird</a> family Cinclidae, so-called because of their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among <a href="/facts/Passerine/qby0MANo">passerines</a> for their ability to dive and swim underwater. </p>