Greater roadrunners—members of the cuckoo family—are about two feet (0.6 meters) tall with long, thin legs. They have mottled brown-and-tan feathers. The tail is long and sticks out to help the roadrunner balance when standing and running. Roadrunners have a crest at the top of the head that can puff up when the bird is trying to The Greater Roadrunner ( Geococcyx californianus ), one of two roadrunner species, is found in Mexico and the southwestern and southcentral United States. It is a large, ground-dwelling member of the cuckoo family. The Greater Roadrunner walks and runs on the ground, flying only when necessary. It can run 15 mph (24 kph) and probably sprints The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) 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. |hym| cnq| hhi| pex| fff| mpj| lmi| obz| kep| wtx| fxo| bpv| zwt| cfq| wlr| yql| gnb| jgl| flv| ctd| qoy| qgn| cwj| ktm| bby| qvu| hmk| xsz| rya| pgt| yqp| obi| byc| nhu| ztv| dbc| nni| ewi| cap| ipx| wdb| hry| hkk| kzn| wps| ppi| huv| rqi| ajr| rvj|