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Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
M. , MISTH
EURING No:
12020
Number in Britain:
205 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
viscivorus recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
27 cm
Wingspan:
45 cm
Weight:
M/F: 130 g
Scientific name from:
L.: turdus =a thrush
and L.: viscum =mistletoe + vorare =to devour
World Distribution:
Europe & w Asia
Habitat:
Forest, woodland, towns
Diet:
Invertebrates, also berries in autumn and winter
TitBit:
One of our earliest breeders (eggs are often laid in February), the Mistle Thrush, probably gets its name from a penchant for mistletoe, though it will noisily defend any fruiting bush it happens to find against allcomers
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
205 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
8th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
2 to 4.4 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
30 x 22 mm
Egg Weight:
7.8 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
132
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 eggs
3.96 ± 0.63 (2 - 6) N = 1355
Incubation:
15 - 16 days
15.18 ± 2.06 (12 - 20) N = 1354
by the:
Female
Fledging:
14 - 17 days
15.22 ± 2.23 (11 - 19) N = 2300
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
7 Apr (17 Mar - 22 May)
Number of Broods:
2(3)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
549
Adult Survival:
0.621
Juvenile Survival:
0.570 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
3
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
11yr4m
(Switzerland: 21yr 3m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
C
Wing Length
Adult:
157.4 ± 4.4
Range
151 - 165 mm, N =949
Juvenile:
157.1 ± 4.5
150 - 164 mm, N =357
Male:
159.5 ± 4.0
152 - 166 mm, N =194
Female:
155.4 ± 4.6
149 - 163 mm, N =148
Weight
Adult:
125.9 ± 11.73
Range
108.0 - 145.0 g , N =725
Juvenile:
126.7 ± 11.25
108.0 - 145.0 g , N =304
Male:
120.2 ± 9.04
107.0 - 136.0 g , N =142
Female:
123.7 ± 10.67 .
106.0 - 142.0 g , N =113
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Smeňrach-mhňr
Welsh:
Brych y Coed
Danish:
Misteldrossel
Dutch:
Grote lijster
Finnish:
Kulorastas
French:
Grive draine
German:
Misteldrossel
Hungarian:
Léprigó
Icelandic:
Mistilţröstur
Irish:
Liatráisc
Italian:
Tordela
Norwegian:
Duetrost
Polish:
Paszkot
Portuguese:
Tordeia
Spanish:
Zorzal charlo
Swedish:
Dubbeltrast
Local Names: Stormcock
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Simms, E. 1978 British Thrushes Collins, London
[598.911 SIM]
See Also:
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