brown creeper

English

Noun

brown creeper (plural brown creepers)

1. A North American species of treecreeper, Certhia americana, known for walking up tree trunks looking for insects in the bark.
2. A passerine bird found only in New Zealand, the pipipi, Mohoua novaeseelandiae.

   Synonyms: pipipi, New Zealand creeper, New Zealand titmouse