A report on Mistle thrush
Bird common to much of Europe, temperate Asia and North Africa.
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Song thrush
5 linksThrush that breeds across the West Palearctic.
Thrush that breeds across the West Palearctic.
A molecular study indicated that the song thrush's closest relatives are the similarly plumaged mistle thrush (T. viscivorus) and Chinese thrush (T. mupinensis); these three species are early offshoots from the Eurasian lineage of Turdus thrushes after they spread north from Africa.
Common blackbird
2 linksSpecies of true thrush.
Species of true thrush.
Although two European thrushes, the song thrush and mistle thrush, are early offshoots from the Eurasian lineage of Turdus thrushes after they spread north from Africa, the blackbird is descended from ancestors that had colonised the Canary Islands from Africa and subsequently reached Europe from there.
Fieldfare
2 linksMember of the thrush family Turdidae.
Member of the thrush family Turdidae.
Although two European thrushes, the song thrush and mistle thrush, are early offshoots from the Eurasian lineage of Turdus thrushes after they spread north from Africa, the fieldfare is descended from ancestors that had colonised the Caribbean islands from Africa and subsequently reached Europe from there.
Redwing
2 linksBird in the thrush family, Turdidae, native to Europe and the Palearctic, slightly smaller than the related song thrush.
Bird in the thrush family, Turdidae, native to Europe and the Palearctic, slightly smaller than the related song thrush.
Although two European thrushes, the song thrush and mistle thrush, are early offshoots from the Eurasian lineage of Turdus thrushes after they spread north from Africa, the redwing is descended from ancestors that had colonised the Caribbean islands from Africa and subsequently reached Europe from there.
Viscum album
0 linksSpecies of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae, commonly known as European mistletoe, common mistletoe or simply as mistletoe .
Species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae, commonly known as European mistletoe, common mistletoe or simply as mistletoe .
Some birds have immunity to the poison and enjoy the berries, especially the mistle thrush which is named for its favourite food.
Chinese thrush
1 linksSpecies of bird in the family Turdidae.
Species of bird in the family Turdidae.
A recent molecular study places the Chinese thrush's closest relatives as the similarly plumaged European species, the song thrush (T. philomelos) and the mistle thrush (T. viscivorus), all three species early offshoots from the main Turdus radiation around the world.
Common cuckoo
2 linksMember of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.
Member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.
283) Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Bohemian waxwing
0 linksStarling-sized passerine bird that breeds in the northern forests of the Palearctic and North America.
Starling-sized passerine bird that breeds in the northern forests of the Palearctic and North America.
Waxwings forage in large flocks, sometimes of several hundred birds, which enables them to overwhelm birds such as mistle thrushes attempting to defend their fruit trees.
Northern goshawk
0 linksSpecies of medium-large raptor in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.
Species of medium-large raptor in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.
Thrush taken have ranged in size from the 26.4 g western bluebird (Sialia mexicana), the smallest bluebird and lightest North American thrush on average, to the 118 g mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus), Europe's largest thrush.