|
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Chambergo,
|
 |
|
Breeding male - Photo: J. Hornbuckle
|
|
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Chambergo,
|
|
|
Breeding male - Photo: J. Hornbuckle
|
|
A buffy breast and crown stripes distinguish the female and fall male plumage (see photo below). In spring the male is black below, with a yellow patch on the back of the head, and large white wing patches. Length: 18 cm.; weight: 33 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds in wet fields and swamps in the northern USA and southern Canada; winters in central South America. Breeding populations in North America decreased by 1.6% per year in the period 1966-1995 due to habitat loss. Uncommon migrant in coastal fields and open areas in Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: PASSERIFORMES; ICTERIDAE |
 |
|
Breeding male - Photo: D. Paulson
|
 |
|
Breeding male - Photo: G. Beaton
|
 |
|
Breeding male - Photo: G. Beaton
|
 |
|
Breeding male - Photo: G. Beaton
|
 |
|
Female - Photo: D. Paulson
|
|
References Arendt, W.J. 1992. Status of North American migrant landbirds in the Caribbean region: a summary. Pp. 143-171 in Ecology and conservation of neotropical migrant landbirds (J.M. Hagan III and D.W. Johnston, eds.) Smithsonian Instit. Press, Washington, D.C. Bent, A.C. 1958. Life histories of North American blackbirds, orioles, tanagers, and allies. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 211. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1965). Bollinger, E.K., and T. A. Gavin. 1992. Eastern Bobolink populations: ecology and conservation in an agricultural landscape. Pp. 143-171 in Ecology and conservation of neotropical migrant landbirds (J.M. Hagan III and D.W. Johnston, eds.) Smithsonian Instit. Press, Washington, D.C. Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birderÆs handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/ Fireside, NY. Martin, S. G., and T. Gavin. 1995. Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). No. 176 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |