Thrushes (Turdidae)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) - HBW 10, p. 637
French: Grive draine
German: Misteldrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Charlo
Taxonomy: Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus, 1758, Essex, England.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- viscivorus Linnaeus, 1758 - Europe E to W Siberia and N Iran; non-breeding also N Africa and SW Asia.
- deichleri Erlanger, 1897 - NW Africa, Corsica and Sardinia.
- bonapartei Cabanis, 1860 - Turkmenistan and SC Siberia S to W Nepal and Altai; non-breeding C & S Asia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult eating a faecal sac, and then its mate feeding a chick and eating another faecal sac Locality Stillorgan, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Dublin Region, Ireland (ssp viscivorus)
Brendan Marnell 30 April 2007 6 years ago 1 min 4.7 -
An adult feeding the youngs on the nest Locality Stillorgan, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Dublin Region, Ireland (ssp viscivorus)
Brendan Marnell 30 April 2007 6 years ago 34 sec 4.5 -
Resting. Locality Casa de Campo Park, Madrid City, Madrid, Spain
Eduardo Tejeda Lima 20 March 2013 8 weeks ago 21 sec 4.4 -
Two adults at the nest, the male with the bill full of worms to feed the chicks. Locality Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp viscivorus)
Thomas Voekler 3 May 2008 4 years ago 35 sec 4.4 -
A bird feeding on the ground and fighting with Starlings Locality South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain (ssp viscivorus)
Peter Nash 21 July 2006 6 years ago 35 sec 4.4 -
An adult feeding the youngs and eating a faecal sac Locality Stillorgan, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Dublin Region, Ireland (ssp viscivorus)
Brendan Marnell 30 April 2007 6 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A perched fledgling waiting to be fed. Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp viscivorus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 10 August 2011 1 year ago 31 sec 4.2 -
A male singing Locality Forêt de Sénart, France (ssp viscivorus)
Julien Rochefort 11 April 2007 6 years ago 28 sec 4.1 -
An adult bird capturing worms and feeding a fledgling Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Enrique Pelayo 21 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 1 min 11 sec 4 -
A bird drinking. Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp viscivorus)
Jesús Laborda 18 June 2012 21 weeks ago 17 sec 4 -
A young thrush hunting worms in the grass of a small urban garden Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Enrique Pelayo 23 August 2012 38 weeks ago 1 min 12 sec 4 -
A close up of a bird. Locality Riaño, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
Javier Ortas 26 August 2011 1 year ago 32 sec 4 -
A juvenile on the grass. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp viscivorus)
Jesús Laborda 29 April 2009 3 years ago 37 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree Locality Oukaïmeden, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region, Morocco (ssp deichleri)
Josep del Hoyo 18 May 2006 6 years ago 35 sec 4 -
A bird in a rubbish dump, looking for food Locality Oukaïmeden, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region, Morocco (ssp deichleri)
Josep del Hoyo 18 May 2006 6 years ago 36 sec 3.9 -
A bird showing aggressive behaviour to other birds Locality South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain (ssp viscivorus)
Peter Nash 25 May 2006 6 years ago 31 sec 3.9 -
A bird singing from the top of a branch Locality Dayet Aoua, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (ssp deichleri)
Josep del Hoyo 31 March 2007 5 years ago 48 sec 3.8 -
After a parent mistle thrush feeds its young, it watches if a faecal sac is going to be produced. The adult immediately swallow Locality Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Thomas Voekler 29 April 2008 3 years ago 50 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched Locality Mediana de Aragón, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp viscivorus)
Jesús Laborda 12 February 2008 4 years ago 21 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a roof, scratching the head and preening Locality Oukaïmeden, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region, Morocco (ssp deichleri)
Josep del Hoyo 18 May 2006 6 years ago 29 sec 3.8 -
A bird in mountain Locality Oukaïmeden, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region, Morocco
Pascal Vagner 25 March 2012 36 weeks ago 16 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding on bread Locality South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain (ssp viscivorus)
Peter Nash 22 May 2006 6 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
A bird on the wall of a rubbish dump Locality Oukaïmeden, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region, Morocco (ssp deichleri)
Josep del Hoyo 18 May 2006 6 years ago 22 sec 3.6 -
A bird eating a fruit and taking some to feed a young Locality South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain (ssp viscivorus)
Peter Nash 17 July 2006 6 years ago 44 sec 3.6 -
A close up of a male singing Locality Oukaïmeden, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region, Morocco (ssp deichleri)
Eric Roualet 22 March 2009 2 years ago 18 sec 3.5 -
An individual going to drink (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp viscivorus)
Jesús Laborda 18 June 2012 23 weeks ago 46 sec 3.3 -
foraging on the ground Locality Vinayak, Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp bonapartei)
Martin Kennewell 6 April 2012 16 weeks ago 30 sec 3 -
A bird drinking. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp viscivorus)
Jesús Laborda 10 June 2011 1 year ago 15 sec 3 -
A lateral view Locality Oukaïmeden, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region, Morocco (ssp deichleri)
Eric Roualet 22 March 2009 2 years ago 10 sec 2.5
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