Mistle Thrush

Name: Mistle Thrush

Scientific name: Turdus viscivorus

Category: Birds

Nature Stars: 40

What are nature stars?

About: A large thrush, about 28cm long. Pale greyish brown above, with a white belly covered in round black spots. Mistle Thrushes are common birds of parks and gardens, as well as woodland and scrub.

How to identify: Larger and greyer brown than the Song Thrush with rounder spots.

Where: Widespread

Natural Superpowers

• Predator: 50
• Agility: 60
• Rarity: 40
• Cute factor: 50
• Traveller: 50

Fantastic fact: Known as the Rain Bird, as they sing loudly from the top of high trees after spring rains.

Photograph credit: Photo credit tbc