Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe (A) Old World sparrows Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small plump brownish or greyish birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects. House sparrow, Passer domesticus (I) Wagtails and pipits Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country. American pipit, Anthus rubescens Finches, euphonias, and allies Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. 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. Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs (A) Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla (A) Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (I) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea Hoary redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni (A) Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera Pine siskin, Spinus pinus American goldfinch, Spinus tristis 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 Chestnut-collared longspur, Calcarius ornatus (A) Smith's longspur, Calcarius pictus (A) Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis 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. Cassin's sparrow, Peucaea cassinii (A) Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum (A) Lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus (A) Lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys (A) Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina Clay-coloured sparrow, Spizella pallida (A) Field sparrow, Spizella pusilla (A) Brewer's sparrow, Spizella breweri (A) Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla (A) Harris's sparrow, Zonotrichia querula (A) White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis Sagebrush sparrow, Artemisiospiza nevadensis (A) Bell's sparrow, Artemisiospiza belli (A) Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus (A) LeConte's sparrow, Ammospiza leconteii (A) Seaside sparrow, Ammospiza