Overview
The mistle thursh (Turdus Viscivorus), also spelled missel thrush, is a bird common to much of Europe, temperate Asia & North Africa. It is a permanent resident in a large part of its range, However northern & eastern populations migrate
south for the winter, often in small flocks. It is a large thrush with pale grey-tan upper parts, a greyish-white chin & throat, with black spots on its pale yellow & off-white under parts. The sexes are similar in plumage. The mistle thrush is the largest Thrush found in Europe.
Habitat: The mistle thrush is a large songbird, commonly found in parks, gardens, forests & scrub. It probably gets its common name from its love of mistletoe. It enjoys the sticky fruits &, once it has found a fruit-laden tree, will protect it fiercely from any might-be thieves.
Diet/Prey: The mistle thrush eats
mistletoe & other fruit, as well as worms & insects.
Predators: domestic cats, foxes & Raptors will eat mistle thrush. Ticks also prove to be a problem for the thrushes.
Subspecies: three known subspecies.
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