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Story: Small forest birds

Brown creeper pair

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Brown creepers (pīpipi) move about in groups in the forest and scrub, calling to each other constantly as they hunt for food. Like yellowheads and whiteheads, they have sweet, melodious calls.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10033096

by M. F. Soper

Sound file from Birds of New Zealand. Compact disc. © Viking Sevenseas NZ, 1980 (PO Box 152, Paraparaumu). All rights reserved.

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Christina Troup, Small forest birds – Whiteheads, yellowheads and brown creepers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/natural-sounds/12496/brown-creeper-pair (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 August 2023.