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[[Image:Mistle_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve Garvie]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Largest of the spotted European thrushes. Grey brown back, dark eye in plain face. Spots have an irregular pattern. Looks tall when standing. Most of range covered by nominate viscivorus, North-West Africa, Corsica and Sardinia by very similar but slightly paler and greyer deichleri. In general birds become paler and less spotted towards the east of the Region.
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Grey brown back, dark eye in plain face. Spots have an irregular pattern.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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A common and widespread breeder in the Region. Breeds in the British Isles, France and Iberia east across Europe to the Urals. Breeds in south-east Norway and in much of lowland Sweden and Finland and in Russia north to the White Sea. In the south breeds patchily in north Mediterranean countries and on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Also breeds parts of Turkey and the Caucasus, in the Atlas Mts of North-West Africa and possibly regularly on Madeira.
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[[British Isles]], [[France]], [[Iberia]], [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Russia]].  
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Migratory in northern Scandinavia and from Poland eastwards, remainder of range varies from sedentary to partial migrant. Most migrants winter within range of more southerly breeders but becomes more widespread around the Mediterranean from September-April.
 
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Vagrants recorded in Iceland and Faroes, on the Azores and in Egypt, Israel and Kuwait.  
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
  
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Open woods, parks & gardens. Light woodland and open country, often in parks and large gardens. After breeding commonly moves to areas with abundant supplies of berries, ivy, yew, holly and mistletoe are favoured. Also feeds in open grassland, playing fields and farmland.
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Open woods, parks, gardens, light woodland and open country.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
  
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The nest is a big, loose, cup of roots, leaves & moss. 2 broods.  It eatsworms, fruit, seeds, invertebrates.
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The nest is a big, loose, cup of roots, leaves and  moss.  
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Diet includes worms, fruit, seeds, invertebrates.
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Its song is loud, disjointed, not very varied. Voice like a football rattle.
 
Its song is loud, disjointed, not very varied. Voice like a football rattle.
  
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Revision as of 16:15, 19 October 2007

Turdus viscivorus
Photo by Steve Garvie

Identification

Grey brown back, dark eye in plain face. Spots have an irregular pattern.

Distribution

British Isles, France, Iberia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Open woods, parks, gardens, light woodland and open country.

Behaviour

The nest is a big, loose, cup of roots, leaves and moss.

Diet includes worms, fruit, seeds, invertebrates.

Its song is loud, disjointed, not very varied. Voice like a football rattle.

External Links

Bird Song <flashmp3>Turdus viscivorus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

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