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Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

Mistle Thrush
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Misteldrossel er med sine 27 centimeter den største af de danske drosler. Den er i Danmark ret almindelig både som ynglefugl og som trækgæst.

Field marks

Our largest : pale brown to greyish above, with a long tail. The underside is white, and the big, round spots sit scattered with no set pattern rather than in rows. A dark smudge or crescent shape often sits at the centre of the breast, along with a pale patch on the cheek — and the bird stands very upright on the ground.

Can be confused with

  • Song Thrush — Song Thrush is smaller and more evenly brown above, with arrowhead-shaped spots in clear lengthwise rows, where the Mistle Thrush’s spots are round and scattered with no pattern.
  • Fieldfare — Fieldfare shows a grey crown and nape, a brownish back and a pale rump, none of which the Mistle Thrush has — though both flash white underwings in flight.

Voice

Sings a loud, fluted song that carries far and is delivered even in rain and wind. The call is a dry, rattling churr.

Facts

Wingspan

44 cm

Conservation status

ikke truet

Family

thrushes

Turdidae

Read more

This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:

  • Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
  • Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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