List of birds of the Isle of Man
As of 2021, some 350 species of bird have been recorded in the wild on the Isle of Man, a self-governing island in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. Over 100 species breed there, including significant populations of red-billed chough, peregrine falcon and hen harrier.A variety of seabirds breed on the coastal cliffs such as Atlantic puffin, black guillemot, black-legged kittiwake, European shag and northern fulmar. The island gives its name to the Manx shearwater which formerly nested in large numbers on the Calf of Man. The colony disappeared following the arrival of rats but the shearwaters began to return in the 1960s. The Ayres in the north of the island have colonies of little tern, Arctic tern and common tern.Moorland areas on the island are home to willow ptarmigan, Eurasian curlew, and northern raven.
As of 2021, some 350 species of bird have been recorded in the wild on the Isle of Man, a self-governing island in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. Over 100 species breed there, including significant populations of red-billed chough, peregrine falcon and hen harrier.A variety of seabirds breed on the coastal cliffs such as Atlantic puffin, black guillemot, black-legged kittiwake, European shag and northern fulmar. The island gives its name to the Manx shearwater which formerly nested in large numbers on the Calf of Man. The colony disappeared following the arrival of rats but the shearwaters began to return in the 1960s. The Ayres in the north of the island have colonies of little tern, Arctic tern and common tern.Moorland areas on the island are home to willow ptarmigan, Eurasian curlew, and northern raven. Woodland birds include long-eared owl, common treecreeper, Eurasian blackcap and common chiffchaff. There is little native woodland on the island and several species found in Great Britain, such as tawny owl, European green woodpecker and Eurasian jay, do not breed on the isle of Man.
Many birds visit the island during the winter and migration seasons including waders such as purple sandpiper, ruddy turnstone, and European golden plover. Wintering wildfowl include small numbers of whooper swan. A bird observatory was established on the Calf of Man in 1959 to study the migrating and breeding birds. By the end of 2001, 99,042 birds of 134 species had been ringed there. Numerous rarities have been recorded there including mourning dove and white-throated robin.
The English names are those recommended by the International Ornithological Congress (IOC). Species marked as A are those for which the Manx Ornithological Society (MOS) requires a written description in order to accept a record.
(A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs on the Isle of Man
(I) Introduced - a species introduced to the Isle of Man as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.Failed introductions such as black grouse or escapee species which were briefly established in the wild such as red-winged laughingthrush are not included on the list.

Ducks, geese, and swans
Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating

Pheasants, grouse, and allies
Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae
These are terrestrial species of gamebirds, feeding and nesting on the ground. They are variable in size but generally plump, with broad and relatively short wings.

Willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus
Grey partridge, Perdix perdix
Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus I
Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus I
Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
Red-legged partridge, Alectorix rufa I

Nightjars and allies
Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus

Swifts
Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Alpine swift, Apus melba A
Common swift, Apus apus

Cuckoos
Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.

Great spotted cuckoo, Clamator glandarius A
Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus A
Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Sandgrouse
Order: Pterocliformes   Family: Pteroclidae
Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes.

Pallas's sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus A

Pigeons and doves
Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Rock dove (feral pigeon), Columba livia
Stock dove, Columba oenas
Common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur A
Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura A

Rails, gallinules, and coots
Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
Corn crake, Crex crex
Spotted crake, Porzana porzana A
Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
Baillon's crake, Porzana pusilla A

Cranes
Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

Common crane, Grus grus A

Grebes
Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena A
Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus A
Black-necked grebe, Podiceps nigricollis A

Stone-curlews
Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae
The stone-curlews are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus A

Oystercatchers
Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus

Stilts and avocets
Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta A

Plovers and lapwings
Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae include the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica A
Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola
Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula
Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius A
Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus A
Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus A

Sandpipers and allies
Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Gulls terns, and skimmers
Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Skuas and jaegers
Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

Great skua, Stercorarius skua
Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus A
Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus A

Auks, murres, and puffins
Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Alcidae
Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are not related to the penguins and differ in being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.

Little auk, Alle alle A
Common murre, Uria aalge
Razorbill, Alca torda
Great auk, Pinguinus impennis, extinct
Black guillemot, Cepphus grylle
Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica

Loons
Order: Gaviiformes   Family: Gaviidae
Loons, known as divers in Europe, are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Europe. They are the size of a large duck or small goose, which they somewhat resemble when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated.

Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata
Black-throated loon, Gavia arctica
Great northern loon, Gavia immer
Yellow-billed loon, Gavia adamsii A

Northern storm petrels
Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae
The northern storm petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's storm petrel, Hydrobates leucorrhous

Petrels and shearwaters
Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellaridae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis
Scopoli's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea A
Cory's shearwater, Calonectris borealis A
Sooty shearwater, Ardenna griseus
Great shearwater, Ardenna gravis A
Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
Yelkouan shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan A
Balearic shearwater, Puffinus mauretanicus A
Tropical shearwater, Puffinus bailloni A
Barolo shearwater, Puffinus baroli A

Storks
Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

White stork, Ciconia ciconia

Frigatebirds
Order: Suliformes   Family: Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens A

Boobies and gannets
Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Northern gannet, Morus bassanus

Cormorants and shags
Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage coloration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white, and a few being colorful.

Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
European shag, Gulosus aristotelis

Ibises and spoonbills
Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia A

Herons and bitterns
Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

Eurasian bittern, Botaurus stellaris A
Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus A
Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax A
Western cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis A
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Purple heron, Ardea purpurea A
Great egret, Ardea alba A
Little egret, Egretta garzetta

Ospreys
Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae
The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater.

Western osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, eagles, and kites
Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus A
Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos A
Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis A
Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus A
Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
Pallid harrier Circus macrourus A
Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
Red kite, Milvus milvus A
Black kite, Milvus migrans A
White-tailed eagle, Haliaaetus albicilla A
Rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus A
Common buzzard, Buteo buteo

Barn owls
Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae
Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Western barn owl, Tyto alba A

Owls
Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae
The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Little owl, Athene noctua A
Eurasian scops owl, Otus scops A
Long-eared owl, Asio otus
Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
Snowy owl, Bubo scandiaca A
Tawny owl, Strix aluco A

Hoopoes
Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Upupidae
Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head.

Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops A

Rollers
Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae
Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

European roller, Coracias garrulus A

Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.

Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis A

Bee-eaters
Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colourful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

European bee-eater, Merops apiaster A

Woodpeckers
Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla A
Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
European green woodpecker, Picus viridis

Falcons and caracaras
Order: FalconiformesOrder: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae
   Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus A
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo A
Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus A
Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

Old World parrots
Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittaculidae
Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.

Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri I

Shrikes
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey.

Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio A
Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor A
Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator A

Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae
The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are typically greenish in color and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills.

Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus A

Old World orioles
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae
The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles.

Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus A

Crows, jays, and magpies
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae
The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius A
Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
Red-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Western jackdaw, Corvus monedula
Rook, Corvus frugilegus
Carrion crow, Corvus corone
Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
Northern raven, Corvus corax

Waxwings
Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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

Tits, chickadees, and titmice
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae
The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.

Coal tit, Periparus ater
Marsh tit, Poecile palustris A
Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
Great tit, Parus major

Bearded reedling
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Panuridae
This species, the only one in its family, is found in reed beds throughout temperate Europe and Asia.

Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus A

Larks
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

Woodlark, Lullula arborea A
Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis
Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris A
Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra A

Swallows
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae
The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Sand martin, Riparia riparia
Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Common house martin, Delichon urbicum
Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica A

Long-tailed tits
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithalidae
Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects.

Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Leaf warblers
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae
Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with grayish-green to grayish-brown colors.

Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibalatrix
Western Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli A
Eastern Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus orientalis A
Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus A
Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus A
Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi A
Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus A
Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
Iberian chiffchaff, Phylloscopus ibericus A
Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides A

Reed warblers and allies
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae
The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus A
Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola A
Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola A
Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum A
Eurasian reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris A
Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta A
Icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina A

Grassbirds and allies
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae
Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata A
Common grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia

Sylviid warblers and allies
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sylviidae
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.

Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
Garden warbler, Sylvia borin
Barred warbler, Curruca nisoria A
Lesser whitethroat, Curruca curruca
Asian desert warbler, Curruca nana A
Sardinian warbler, Curruca melanocephala A
Western subalpine warbler, Curruca iberiae A
Eastern subalpine warbler, Curruca cantillans A
Common whitethroat, Curruca communis

Kinglets
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Regulidae
The kinglets, also called crests, are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice.

Common firecrest, Regulus ignicapilla A
Goldcrest, Regulus regulus

Wrens
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae
The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.

Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

Nuthatches
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet.

Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea A

Treecreepers
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Certhiidae
Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.

Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris

Starlings
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae
Starlings 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.

Rosy starling, Pastor roseus A
Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris

Thrushes and allies
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly 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.

Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus
Redwing, Turdus iliacus
Common blackbird, Turdus merula
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus

Old World flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae
Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
European robin, Erithacus rubecula
Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica A
Thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia A
Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos A
White-throated robin, Irania gutturalis A
Red-flanked bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus A
Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva A
European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca A
Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti A
Western black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica A

Dippers
Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus

Old World sparrows
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae
Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small in

Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
House sparrow, Passer domesticus

Accentors
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Prunellidae
The accentors are in the only bird family, Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows.

Dunnock, Prunella modularis

Wagtails and pipits
Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava A
Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
White wagtail, Motacilla alba
Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi A
Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris A
Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis A
Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni A
Pechora pipit, Anthus gustavi A
Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus A
Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta A
European rock pipit, Anthus petrosus

Finches, euphonias, and allies
Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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
Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes A
Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula A
Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus A
European greenfinch, Chloris chloris
Twite, Linaria flavirostris
Common linnet, Linaria cannabina
Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea A
Lesser redpoll, Acanthis cabaret
Arctic redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni A
Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostris
European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
European serin, Serinus serinus A
Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus

Longspurs and arctic buntings
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae
The Calcariidae are a family of birds that had been 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 A
Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis

Old World buntings
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra
Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana A
Cirl bunting, Emberiza cirlus A
Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla A
Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica A
Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala A
Common reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus

New World sparrows
Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis A
White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis A
Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia A

Troupials and allies
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Icteridae
The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful 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 color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red.

Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula A, rare

New World warblers
Order: Passeriformes   Family: Parulidae
The wood-warblers are a group of small often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are more terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.

Myrtle warbler, Dendroica coronata A

See also
Biota of the Isle of Man
List of birds
Lists of birds by region

References
Footnotes
General references
Manx Birdlife (2009) The Manx List 2009 - Categories A, B and C. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

External links
Manx Birdlife
Isle of Man birding