are plump, soft-plumaged, small-to-medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. White's thrush, Zoothera aurea (A) Scaly thrush, Zoothera dauma (A) Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus (A) Song thrush, Turdus philomelos Redwing (oðinshani), Turdus iliacus Eurasian blackbird (kvørkveggja), Turdus merula Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus (A) Dusky thrush, Turdus eunomus (A) Naumann's thrush, Turdus naumanni (A) Old World flycatchers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae Old World flycatchers are a large group of birds which are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica (A) Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata (A) European robin, Erithacus rubecula Thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia (A) Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos (A) Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica (A) Siberian rubythroat, Calliope calliope (A) Red-flanked bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus (A) Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva (A) European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca Collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis (A) Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros (A) Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra (A) European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola (A) Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maurus (A) Northern wheatear (steinstólpa), Oenanthe oenanthe Waxwings Order: PasseriformesFamily: Bombycillidae The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter. Bohemian waxwing (), Bombycilla garrulus Accentors Order: PasseriformesFamily: Prunellidae The accentors are the only bird family which is endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows. Dunnock, Prunella modularis (A) Old World sparrows Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae In general, Old World sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects. House sparrow (gráspurvur), Passer domesticus Eurasian tree sparrow (gerðisspurvur), Passer montanus Wagtails and pipits Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae Motacillidae is a family of small birds with medium to long tails which includes the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country. Gray wagtail, Motacilla cinerea (A) Western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava Eastern yellow wagtail, Motacilla tschutschensis (A) Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola (A) White wagtail (erla kongsdóttir), Motacilla alba Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi (A) Meadow pipit (titlingur), Anthus pratensis Tree pipit, Anthus