All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla (C) Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes (A) Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator Grey-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (C) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus Cassin's finch, Haemorhous cassinii (A) Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea Hoary redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera Pine siskin, Spinus pinus Lesser goldfinch, Spinus psaltria (C) American goldfinch, Spinus tristis (A) Longspurs and snow buntings Order: PasseriformesFamily: Calcariidae The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds that were traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas. Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus Smith's longspur, Calcarius pictus Thick-billed longspur, Rhynchophanes mccownii (A) Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis McKay's bunting, Plectrophenax hyperboreus (A) Old World buntings Order: PasseriformesFamily: Emberizidae Emberizidae is a family of passerine birds containing a single genus. Until 2017, the New World sparrows (Passerellidae) were also considered part of this family. Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica (A) New World sparrows Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passerellidae Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns. Lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus (C) Lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys (A) Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina Clay-coloured sparrow, Spizella pallida (C) Brewer's sparrow, Spizella breweri Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla Harris's sparrow, Zonotrichia querula (C) White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus (C) LeConte's sparrow, Ammospiza leconteii Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia Lincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii Swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana Spotted towhee, Pipilo maculatus (A) Troupials and allies Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteridae The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as a predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red. Yellow-headed blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (C) Western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta (C) Hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus (A) Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula (A) Red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus