Pīpipi
| Pīpipi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Mohouidae |
| Genus: | Mohoua |
| Species: | M. novaeseelandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Mohoua novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Native range of the pīpipi on a map of the South Island
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| Synonyms | |
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Finschia novaeseelandiae | |
The pīpipi (Mohoua novaeseelandiae), also known as brown creeper or New Zealand creeper, is a small passerine bird endemic to the South Island, Stewart Island and their surrounding islands, in New Zealand. It was called the New Zealand titmouse in the 1780s. It is a specialist insectivore, gleaning insects from branches and leaves. They have strong legs and toes for hanging upside down while feeding.