Pīpipi
Mohoua novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789)
The pīpipi (Mohoua novaeseelandiae) is a species in the family Mohouidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11 g to 13.4 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the pīpipi
- Weight
- 11 g – 13.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the pīpipi live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The pīpipi is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the pīpipi?
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.
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Is the pīpipi endangered?
The pīpipi is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the pīpipi classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMohouidae
- genusMohoua
- SpeciesMohoua novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Finschia novaeseelandiae, Parus novaeseelandiae, Parus novaezeelandiae, Parus urostigma
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Brown creeperEnglish
- New Zealand brown creeperEnglish
- PipipiEnglish
- PipipiEnglish
- moua menudaCatalan
- pištec šedokrkýCzech
- Newzealandsk MohouaDanish
- BraunköpfchenGerman
- GraubraunköpfchenGerman
- eta mohuoEsperanto
- Mohoua pipipíSpanish
- kiipijämaluriFinnish
- Mohoua pipipiFrench
- mala zviždavkaCroatian
- ニュージーランドムシクイJapanese
- Naujosios Zelandijos mohuaLithuanian
- ToitoiMāori
- FinschiaDutch
- maorysek rdzawogłowyPolish
- moúa-pipipiPortuguese
- mohoua-pipipiPortuguese
- ФиншияRussian
- Буроголовая мохуаRussian
- proroček pipipiSlovak
- Pipipi mohuaSerbian
- Pipip MohuasıTurkish
- могуа новозеландськийUkrainian
- 雀刺鶯Chinese
- 新西兰刺莺Chinese
Relatives of the pīpipi
Other species in the same genus Mohoua.
Yellowhead
Mohoua ochrocephala
Whitehead
Mohoua albicilla
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pīpipi?
An adult pīpipi weighs 11 g – 13.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the pīpipi live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the pīpipi for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the pīpipi endangered?
The pīpipi is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the pīpipi?
The pīpipi (Mohoua novaeseelandiae) belongs to the family Mohouidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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