Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusDolichonyx (Bobolinks)
- SpeciesDolichonyx oryzivorus (Bobolink)
The bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is a small New World blackbird and the only member of the genus Dolichonyx. An old name for this species is the "rice bird", from its tendency to feed on cultivated grains during winter and migration. The bobolink breeds in the summer in the United States and Canada, with most of the summer range in the northern U.S. Bobolinks winter in southern South America, primarily Paraguay, Argentina, and Bolivia. Bobolink numbers are rapidly declining due to factors such as agricultural intensification and habitat loss; they are considered threatened in Canada, and are at risk throughout their range. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bobolink at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there