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 Amacayacu National Natural Park
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Band-tailed Oropendola
Ocyalus latirostris
Orange-backed Oriole
Icterus icterus
Yellow-hooded Blackbird
Chrysomus icterocephalus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Epaulet Oriole
Icterus cayanensis
Casqued Cacique
Psarocolius oseryi
Solitary Black Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Oriole Blackbird
Gymnomystax mexicanus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bobolink at Amacayacu National Natural Park — 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