The male is black and white; the female is brown; called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln
Songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) that breeds in northern North America and winters chiefly in central South America. Migrating flocks may raid rice fields, and the fat "ricebirds" were formerly shot as a table delicacy. In the breeding season the 7-in (18-cm) male bobolink (named for his bubbling song) has a black underside, yellow hindneck, white back and rump, and white patches on the wings; in winter he resembles the brown female