Thrushes in Nova Scotia
Our list for Nova Scotia has 7 thrushes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nova Scotia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusSummer visitorCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentUncommon16–21 cmRecorded all year
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly Oct
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusScarceRare20–26 cm
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
- Eastern Bluebird 16–21 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