{"id":1078,"date":"2025-07-25T17:48:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/?page_id=1078"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:09:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:09:05","slug":"il-merlo-acquaiolo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/en\/il-merlo-acquaiolo\/","title":{"rendered":"The white-throated dipper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The white-throated dipper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The white-throated dipper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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A little acrobat among the currents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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If there\u2019s one animal that can truly amaze along the streams of the Champorcher valley, it\u2019s the white-throated dipper<\/strong> (Cinclus cinclus<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A discreet but tireless bird, it has learned to thrive in the cold, swirling waters of the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A skilled diver<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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You can recognize it by its compact shape, bright white chest, and quick, jerky movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s one of the very few birds<\/strong> capable of diving underwater, even in fast-moving streams, to hunt for food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It leaps into the current, lifts its tail to resist water pressure, and literally walks along the streambed<\/strong>, using its strong legs and curved claws for grip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It searches among the stones for larvae, insects, and small crustaceans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can stay submerged for up to one full minute<\/strong>, an astonishing feat for such a small creature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to detect its presence?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Watch for pale droppings on exposed stones near bridges or riverbanks, often the first clue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, be patient: if you’re lucky, you might see it hopping between rocks, diving boldly, or shooting out of the water like a tiny living bullet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A guardian of clean streams<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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The dipper is also an important ecological indicator<\/strong>: it only lives in cold, well-oxygenated, and unpolluted waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where it thrives, the ecosystem is healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing one is always a good sign for biodiversity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The white-throated dipper A little acrobat among the currents If there\u2019s one animal that can truly amaze along the streams of the Champorcher valley, it\u2019s the white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus). A discreet but tireless bird, it has learned to thrive in the cold, swirling waters of the mountains. A skilled diver You can recognize it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1078","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1078"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1630,"href":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1078\/revisions\/1630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aufildeleau.vda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}