Thrushes in Alaska
Our list for Alaska has 7 thrushes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Alaska 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
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusResidentCommon20–26 cmRecorded all year
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Sep
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosPassage migrantRare20–23 cmRegularly Oct
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
- Song Thrush 20–23 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