Thrushes in California
Our list for California has 5 thrushes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor and 2 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in California in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusWinter visitorUncommon20–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesResidentUncommon15–18 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Hermit Thrush 14–18 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