Bobolink: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bobolink lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, South America
Mass	2.75 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Icteridae

Where does the bobolink live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bobolink in 16 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America. In Argentina, Paraguay it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a bobolink?

Wikidata records the following for the bobolink: mass 2.75 g (birth weight).

Is the bobolink endangered?

The bobolink’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bobolink?

The bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Icteridae, genus Dolichonyx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bobolink (revision 1371310667), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q591831 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).