Listen to the Mistle thrush
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About the Mistle thrush
The Mistle thrush is a bird in the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 44 cm.
What does the Mistle thrush sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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".
Related birds in the genus Turdus
More from the family Turdidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Mistle thrush sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the Mistle thrush on this page, including its song and call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Mistle thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Mistle thrush as “least concern”.
What family does the Mistle thrush belong to?
The Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) (W1CDR0000636 BD11) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Béruges, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Volovec - Belavý chodník, Slovakia by Alexander Kurthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Strání, Uherské Hradiště, Zlínský kraj, Czech Republic by Jan Cibulka – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Quinçay, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q178942 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Mistle thrush – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Alun Williams333 – CC BY-SA 4.0