brown creeper

American  

noun

1. creeper7

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brown creeper British  

noun

1. Also called: bush canary.  a small bush bird, Finschia novaeseelandiae , of South Island, New Zealand

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Example Sentences

A sharp-eyed birder spied a brown creeper, a tiny bird that inches along tree trunks, eating bugs.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2011

The summer food of the white-breasted nuthatch and the brown creeper, for example, includes the eggs, larvae, and adults of a very large number of insects injurious to trees.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“You have just heard the sound of a brown creeper and a common yellowthroat!” he told us.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

No other birds except the chimney swift and the little brown creeper ever do this.

From The Woodpeckers by Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy

You could not possibly confuse him with the diligent, placid brown creeper or with the slate-blue nuthatch which also creeps along the branches on the under or upper side.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje