Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Scotland
The Mistle Thrush is found throughout most of Europe and in parts of north Africa, the Middle East and into Siberia.
Mistle Thrush
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Mistle Thrush
Both Sexes
Grey-brown upperparts, whitish underparts with bold black spots.
Turdus viscivorus ...
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The strikingly small size of the adult male (hardly larger than a mistle thrush) precludes confusion with other falcons. He is further distinguished by blue-grey upper parts.
Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
Grey-sided thrush (Turdus feae)
Austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) ...
Other thrushes in our garden include the Mistle Thrush, the Nightingale, the Redstart and the Fieldfare. At the moment we have no good pictures available.
1.2 Sparrows (Passeridae) ...
The plant represented on the plate is the American mistletoe, Viscum verticillatum, on the berries of which several of our Thrushes occasionally feed, as the Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus, is said to do on those of Viscum album.
 See also: Flamingo, Fieldfare, Song thrush, Finch, Sparrow
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