Mistle thrush weather, earning the bird the old name of stormcock. Found in open woods, parks, hedges and cultivated land, the mistle thrush feeds on a wide variety of invertebrates, seeds and berries. Its preferred fruits include those of the mistletoe, holly and yew. Mistletoe is favoured where it is available, and this is reflected in the thrush's English and scientific names; the plant, a parasitic species, benefits from its seeds being excreted by the thrush onto branches where they can germinate. In winter, a mistle thrush will vigorously defend mistletoe clumps or a holly tree as a food reserve for when
Muellerina (plant) Muellerina (plant) Muellerina is a genus of parasitic arial shrubs in the family Loranthaceae. This Loranthaceae genus is distinguished from others by having Species include: The larvae of the Australian butterlies "Delias harpalyce" and "Ogyris genoveva" feed on "Muellerina". An inventory of host plants for "Muellerina" spp. is given by Downey "Muellerina" is a member of Santalales, the mistletoe order, placed within the Loranthaceae family. The name "Muellerina" was first published by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895, where one New Zealand species, "Muellerina raoullii", and two Australian species ("Muellerina celastroides" and "M. eucalyptifolia" - now "M. eucalyptoides") are