Thrushes in Quebec
Our list for Quebec has 8 thrushes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 5 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Quebec in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisSummer visitorUncommon16–21 cmRecorded all year
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisScarceRare22–27 cm
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusPassage migrantRare20–26 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
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
- Fieldfare 22–27 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