Thrushes in Illinois
Our list for Illinois has 6 thrushes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Illinois in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantCommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Sep–May
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
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