Thrushes in British Columbia
Our list for British Columbia has 7 thrushes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in British Columbia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Sep
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusWinter visitorCommon20–26 cmRecorded all year
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorUncommon14–18 cmRecorded all year
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Aug
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Hermit Thrush 14–18 cm
- Mountain Bluebird 15–18 cm
- Gray-cheeked Thrush 16–17 cm
- Veery 16–19 cm
- Swainson's Thrush 16–20 cm
- Varied Thrush 20–26 cm
- American Robin 20–28 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made