Pipipi
Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The pīpipi, 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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Mohouidae
- Genus
- Mohoua