mistletoe thrush

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Related to mistletoe thrush: missel thrush, mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus

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mistletoe thrush - large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries

missel thrush, mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus

thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast

genus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae

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Misteldrossel

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genus Turdus
missel thrush
mistle thrush
thrush
Turdus
Turdus viscivorus

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For instance, the seeds of the European mistletoe spend about 30 minutes in transit as they pass through a bird called a mistletoe thrush. A trip through a more specialized mistletoe-eating bird, such as one of the Indonesian flowerpeckers, can take only 4 minutes.