Birds of Mexico

    CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae (Cuckoos)  
Genus: Geococcyx (2 species, 2 worldwide)


Greater Roadrunner
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Amado, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info

Beep Beep. Non-cartoon roadrunners sound very different. But the Greater Roadrunner is found in desert habitat and does run on the ground, and may not be able to kill a coyote, but can kill a snake.

Lesser Roadrunner
Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)
Mexico  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info

Smaller and more buff (less streaked) in front than the Greater Roadrunner.


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