What type of animal is the north American 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. Adults are 16–18 cm (6.3–7.1 in) long with short finch-like bills and weigh about 28 g (1 oz).

1. What type of animal is the Bobolink?
2. Why is it called a Bobolink?
3. What's a Bobolink look like?
4. Are bobolinks endangered?
5. What kind of bird is bobolink?
6. What did the bobolink do?
7. What does a bobolink call sound like?
8. Where can I find a bobolink?
9. Where do bobolinks go in the winter?
10. What does the bobolink eat?
11. What is so striking about the bobolink bird *?
12. What are bobolinks predators?
13. Where do bobolinks nest?
14. How many bobolinks are in Canada?
15. How do bobolinks help the environment?

What type of animal is the Bobolink?

bobolink, (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), American bird of the family Icteridae (order Passeriformes) that breeds in northern North America and winters chiefly in central South America.

Why is it called a Bobolink?

The species name of the Bobolink, oryzivorus means “rice eating” and refers to this bird's appetite for rice and other grains, especially during migration and in winter.

What's a Bobolink look like?

Breeding male Bobolinks are mostly black with a white back and rump, and a rich buffy nape. Females and nonbreeding males are warm buffy brown, streaked with dark brown on the back and flanks. They have bold brown stripes on the crown but are unstreaked on the nape of the neck. The bill is pinkish.

Are bobolinks endangered?

What is this species' conservation status? The bobolink is assessed as threatened in Canada by the Committee of the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and listed under the Species at Risk Act. Bobolink populations are declining because of the loss of prairies and other grasslands habitats.

What kind of bird is 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.

What did the bobolink do?

Answer: The bobolink begun singing. Explanation: The bobolink begun singing on the rising of the sun and the approaching of a new day.

What does a bobolink call sound like?

Calls. Bobolinks use a pink sound all year round to communicate within flocks, and they have several additional calls during the breeding season. Males give chunk, chenk, and see-yew calls when disturbed by intruders, buzzes during courtship display, and staccato check notes while pursuing other males.

Where can I find a bobolink?

Bobolinks travel about 12,500 miles round-trip every year, in one of the longest migrations of any songbird in the New World. From their northern breeding grounds they fly in groups through Florida and across the Gulf of Mexico toward their wintering grounds in South America.

Where do bobolinks go in the winter?

Most Bobolinks winter east of the Andes in the grasslands (or pampas) of southwestern Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina, and central Bolivia. Geolocator data revealed that Bobolinks often pause for several weeks in the grasslands of Venezuela, Colombia, or Bolivia before continuing on to wintering areas.

What does the bobolink eat?

Majority of summer diet is insects, including beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars, wasps, ants, and many others, also spiders and millipedes. Also eats many seeds of weeds, grasses, and grains. May feed more heavily on grain during migration, and in former times caused much damage in southern rice fields.

What is so striking about the bobolink bird *?

The most striking feature of the bobolink bird is its ability to complete long-distance migration during the winter season. Bobolinks fly one of the longest distances seen in any neotropical songbird. Their migration range is quite large as they are found wintering in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.

What are bobolinks predators?

Ground based nests are very vulnerable to predators. Many of the “usual suspects” of egg and nestling predators affect bobolink nests (including skunks, raccoons, foxes, and snakes). A surprising bobolink nestling predator is the white-tailed deer.

Where do bobolinks nest?

Bobolinks build their nests on the ground in small depressions out of dead grasses and weeds, and lay a clutch of 1-7 eggs per nest. They may re-nest if their first attempt was unsuccessful. Male bobolinks are polygamous, and may nest with more than one female at once within his territory.

How many bobolinks are in Canada?

In Canada, the Bobolink population is estimated at between 1.8 and 2.2 million breeding birds.

How do bobolinks help the environment?

Conserving Bobolink habitat will also aid in maintaining populations of other declining grassland birds such as Eastern Meadowlark, Savannah Sparrow, Upland Sandpiper, and Grasshopper Sparrow. The conservation of grassland birds is intricately tied to a healthy agricultural industry!