Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus, 1758

Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus, is a thrush of the Palearctic, breeding across central and western parts of the region and also in North Africa, with wintering birds in northern Africa and southern Asia. It is a year-round resident over much of its range, while northern and eastern birds move south in winter. This is a large thrush with pale grey-brown upperparts, a greyish-white chin and throat, and black spotting below on a pale yellow and off-white background. It is found in open woods, parks, hedges and cultivated land, and the male gives a loud song that carries far, even in wet and windy weather.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Turdidae — Thrushes

Breeding range

Palearctic: c, w, also n Africa

Nonbreeding range

n Africa and s Asia