are small to medium-sized Old World passerine birds with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct and most are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit. The plumage of several species is dark with a metallic sheen. European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (I) Dippers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cinclidae Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements. These birds have adaptations which allows them to submerge and walk on the bottom to feed on insect larvae. American dipper, Cinclus mexicanus Thrushes and allies Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. Mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides Townsend's solitaire, Myadestes townsendi Grey-cheeked thrush, Catharus minimus Swainson's thrush, Catharus ustulatus Hermit thrush, Catharus guttatus Dusky thrush, Turdus eunomus (C) American robin, Turdus migratorius Varied thrush, Ixoreus naevius Old World flycatchers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family of small passerine birds. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing. Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica Siberian blue robin, Luscinia cyane (A) Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe Accentors Order: PasseriformesFamily: Prunellidae The accentors are small, fairly drab birds with thin sharp bills superficially similar, but unrelated to, sparrows. They are endemic to the Palearctic and only appear in North America as a vagrant. Siberian accentor, Prunella montanella (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. Eastern yellow wagtail, Motacilla tschutschensis Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus (C) 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.