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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bobolink at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge — 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