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Bobolink
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<p>The bobolink (<i>Dolichonyx oryzivorus</i>) is a small <a href="/facts/Icterid/DTWc1doe">New World blackbird</a> and the only member of the genus <i>Dolichonyx</i>. 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 <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> and <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>, with most of the summer range in the northern U.S. Bobolinks winter in southern <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>, primarily <a href="/facts/Paraguay/sbzfv4Rl">Paraguay</a>, <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a>, and <a href="/facts/Bolivia/YNBoDKKR">Bolivia</a>. Bobolink populations are rapidly declining due to numerous factors, such as agricultural intensification and habitat loss; they are considered threatened in Canada, and are at risk throughout their range. </p>