Thrushes in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our list for Newfoundland and Labrador has 6 thrushes recorded regularly there: 3 summer visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Newfoundland and Labrador in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusSummer visitorCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Sep
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Feb
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Hermit Thrush 14–18 cm
- Gray-cheeked Thrush 16–17 cm
- Veery 16–19 cm
- Swainson's Thrush 16–20 cm
- Redwing 20–24 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