Mistle thrush: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mistle thrush lives – recorded in 52 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Turdus viscivorus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	52 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Turdidae

Where does the mistle thrush live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mistle thrush in 52 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the mistle thrush endangered?

The mistle thrush’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the mistle thrush?

The mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Turdidae, genus Turdus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mistle thrush

The mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) is a bird common to much of Europe, temperate Asia and North Africa. It is a year-round resident in a large part of its range, but northern and eastern populations migrate south for the winter, often in small flocks. It is a large thrush with pale grey-brown upper parts, a greyish-white chin and throat, and black spots on its pale yellow and off-white under parts. The sexes are similar in plumage, and its three subspecies show only minimal differences. The male has a loud, far-carrying song which is delivered even in wet and windy weather, earning the bird the old name of stormcock. Historically, the name was also sometimes spelled "missel thrush".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mistle thrush (revision 1368333436), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q178942 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).