Thrushes in Northwest Territories
Our list for Northwest Territories has 6 thrushes recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Northwest Territories in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusSummer visitorCommon20–28 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantCommon16–20 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly May–Sep
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusPassage migrantUncommon20–26 cmRegularly May–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Hermit Thrush 14–18 cm
- Gray-cheeked Thrush 16–17 cm
- Mountain Bluebird 15–18 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