Thrushes in Florida
Our list for Florida has 6 thrushes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Florida in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusWinter visitorCommon20–28 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusWinter visitorUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
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
- 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