Greater roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus · Cuculidae

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.

Where the Greater roadrunner lives

Recorded in United States of America and Mexico (North America).

Most records fall in Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Oklahoma.

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Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 575,135 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.