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The Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) is a bird found in Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, and 2 more countries. Woods, parks and farmland across Europe and Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Mistle thrush lives

Woods, parks and farmland across Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs40%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Mistle thrush

Recorded by Romuald Mikusek (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1086124. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Mistle thrush

Where does the Mistle thrush live?

The Mistle thrush lives in Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, and 2 more countries. Woods, parks and farmland across Europe and Asia.

What does the Mistle thrush eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Mistle thrush endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Brambling
• Northern wheatear
• Common redstart
• Barnacle goose
• Stock dove
• Tree pipit

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.