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Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

About Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Cuckoos
  • Family: Cuckoos

The greater roadrunner is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from the Aridoamerica region in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The scientific name means "Californian earth-cuckoo". Along with the lesser roadrunner, it is one of two species in the genus Geococcyx. This roadrunner is also known as the chaparral cock, ground cuckoo, and snake killer.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2002-06-23

    Copper Canyon, Mexico
    In the village of Santa Barbara right next to the road.

  • 2008-02-17

    San Jose del Cabo - Estuary, Mexico
    Brief view

  • 2013-04-15

    Balcones Canyonlands NWR--Refuge HQ (Travis Co.), United States of America

  • 2014-02-22

    Panoche Valley, United States of America

  • 2014-05-09

    Rodeo, United States of America
    Image from 2014-05-09

  • 2018-04-21

    Big Bend National Park, United States of America

  • 2018-04-23

    Big Bend National Park, United States of America
    Image from 2018-04-23

  • 2024-04-05

    Laguna de Sanchez, Mexico