Thrushes in Washington
Our list for Washington has 6 thrushes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Washington 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 ustulatusSummer visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Sep
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusWinter visitorCommon20–26 cmRecorded all year
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusResidentUncommon14–18 cmRecorded all year
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Jul
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Hermit Thrush 14–18 cm
- Mountain Bluebird 15–18 cm
- Veery 16–19 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