Medium-sized bird (approx 20 cm or 8 in) and plump appearance. Short and normally raised tail. Dorsal and wing plumage dark brown; head and ventral area, chocolate brown; and throat and bib on the breast, white.
River and riverside
Rivers and streams of medium and high mountain with crystal clear waters, presence of currents and small cascades or waterfalls.
Species resident in the province of Malaga although very localized. It breeds from March and makes two layings of 4 to 6 eggs. Nest in cracks of rocks, bridges, slopes and riverbanks. It feeds on aquatic insects. The White-Throated Dipper is a specialist in the capture of larvae of dragonflies, stoneflies, aquatic beetles and caddisflies (larvae of trichoptera). It captures its prey by swimming and even diving, turning over stones from the riverbed, and makes small and frequent dives in the water of a few seconds.
It is a scarce bird in the province. It is present in the Genal, Guadaiza, Guadalmina, Guadalmansa and Guadiaro rivers. In the Great Path it can be watched in stages 23, 24, 25 and 27.
White-throated dippers usually perch on stones in the middle of the water, arching the body regularly, and from there they dive and go back out. Their demand for very clean water makes them bioindicators of rivers and streams in a good state of conservation and with very clean waters.
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