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Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus
(T. v. viscivorus)
| Armenian Name: | Սոսնձակեռնեխ |
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See Plate 47 for Mistle Thrush and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 27 cm, Wing Span:42-47.5 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 260. |
| Description: | Pale gray-brown thrush with bold black spots on underparts, and white tips to outertail feathers; white underwing coverts visible in flight. |
| Adult: | Plain upperparts with white-tipped wing coverts. |
| Juvenile: | Extensively marked with off-white spots and streaks above. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Song Thrush by larger size, paler grayer color, white tail spots and, in flight, white underwing coverts. |
| Behavior: | Highly territorial during breeding season, but forms small flocks in autumn, sometimes 50 or 60 birds. Flight is undulating with 3 or 4 deep wingbeats, followed by a dip with the wings drawn in. Single birds often very aggressively defend berry trees in winter. Loud rattling call distinctive. |
| Habitat: | Woodland glades, orchards, parks, riverside forest, mountain steppe with shrubs. |
| Food: | Invertebrates; seeds and fruits in winter. |
| Nest: | Cup of dry grass, usually high in fork of tree. |
| Eggs: | 32 mm, 3-5, pale blue, red-brown spots. |
