The Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, is the only member of genus Dolichonyx. It is a small blackbird with a finch-like bill. Adult males are mostly black, although they do display creamy napes, and white scapulars, lower backs and rumps. Adult females are mostly light brown, although their coloring includes black streaks on the back and flanks, and dark stripes on the head; their wings and tails are darker.
Their breeding habitats are open grassy fields, especially hay fields, across North America.
