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

“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

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

A few of our birds also avail themselves of the work of others, as the titmouse, the brown creeper, the bluebird, and the house wren.

From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John

One of our regular visitors twice a year is the brown creeper.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford