Gunther Zieger

Large thrush, feeds on a wide variety of invertebrates, in autumn and winter also berries. Nominate viscivorus: Western Palearctic (except range of deichleri) to W Siberia; deichleri: NW Africa, Corsica and Sardinia; bonapartei: E Siberia to C Asia and the Himalayas. Is vulnerable to cold, especially snow and ice, and avoids arid and very warm areas. Widely but thinly distributed in stands of tall trees near to open grassland or short herbage; avoids dense forests. Population is decreasing but large enough to assign the status of Least Concern. Migratory in NE of range to sedentary in SW.

Season of assessment

B

Population trendStable
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)		7300000-13600000,9720000
Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
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Connectivité globale pour Grive draine

Fennoscandian birds move mainly NW - SE: recoveries in W and SW Europe, Italy and Greece; a minority moves NW - SE: recoveries in C Europe, Greece, Turkey and Georgia. From the UK and Ireland most birds move NNW - SSE, found in France and Belgium; few birds move NE - SW, found in Ireland and SW UK. Birds from the Low Countries move NE - SW, most recoveries in France, also in Spain and Portugal. Birds from C and E Europe move mainly NE - SW, most recoveries in France, Spain and N Italy, also few in NW Africa and one in UK; few birds move NW - SE, reported from Greece.

Contrôles par Condition for Grive draine

Until 1960, 72% of the recoveries were dead birds, including 28% shot birds. From 1961 to 1990 83% concerned dead birds, including 30% shot birds. From 1991 38% concerned dead birds, including 11% shot birds.
The vast majority of mistle thrushes was shot in France. There are also shot birds from NE Spain, Belgium, N Italy, Greece and Georgia.

Annual Movements for Grive draine

In Nov - Jan birds are concentrated in W Europe and S and C UK, fewer birds in S and E Europe, Ireland and Scotland, also a few in NW Africa and Georgia. In Feb - Apr numbers in S Europe and France decrease and in the UK, the Low Countries and C Europe numbers increase; birds have left NW Africa and Georgia. In May - Jul most birds are in the UKand the Low Countries, less birds in Spain, France, C Europe and Fennoscandia. In Aug - Oct numbers in E Europe and Fennoscandia decrease and numbers in W and S Europe increase, few birds arrived in NW Africa and Georgia.

Connectivité par mois par région pour Grive draine

Fennoscandian birds are found in W and SW Europe from Sep - Apr, most in Dec - Jan, Italy (most in Nov, 1 in Feb), C Europe (Mar - Apr), Albania and Greece (Oct - Feb), Turkey (Feb) and Georgia (Oct, Jan). UK birds are found in France and Belgium (Oct - Feb), Ireland (Oct - Jan). Birds of the Low Countries are mostly found in France (Oct - Jan, few in Apr - Mar), also in Spain (Oct - Feb) and Portugal (Apr). Birds of C and E Europe are found in W Europe (Sep - Mar), Spain and N Italy (Oct - Feb), Morocco (Dec), Algeria (Oct, Jan) and Greece (Jan - Feb). From E Europe also birds found in Georgia (Nov - Dec and Mar).

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