Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus, 1758
(Mistle Thrush)

Interactions where Turdus viscivorus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult feeds on berry UK/Ireland Hedera helix Ivy Apiales: Araliaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
 /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae/Turdus viscivorus/Turdus viscivorusmistle thrushadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyberry
adult adult feeds on berry UK/Ireland Ilex aquifolium Holly Aquifoliales: Aquifoliaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
 /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae/Turdus viscivorus/Turdus viscivorusmistle thrushadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Aquifoliales/Aquifoliaceae/Ilex aquifolium/Ilex aquifoliumhollyberry
adult adult feeds on berry UK/Ireland Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
 /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae/Turdus viscivorus/Turdus viscivorusmistle thrushadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsberry
adult adult feeds on berry UK/Ireland Viscum album Mistletoe Santalales: Santalaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
 /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae/Turdus viscivorus/Turdus viscivorusmistle thrushadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/Viscum albummistletoeberry
adult adult feeds on berry UK/Ireland Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
 /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae/Turdus viscivorus/Turdus viscivorusmistle thrushadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewberry

Author & YearTitleSource
Briggs, J., 1995Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National SurveyBritish Wildlife Vol 7 No 2: 75-82.

Turdus viscivorus (Mistle Thrush) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Turdus viscivorus (Mistle Thrush) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTurdus viscivorus (Mistle Thrush)
GenusTurdus (thrushes)
FamilyTURDIDAE (nightingales, thrushes and wheatears)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Turdus viscivorus (Mistle Thrush)

Turdus viscivorus (Mistle Thrush) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Turdus viscivorus (Mistle Thrush):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 1 images of Turdus viscivorus (Mistle Thrush)
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