Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cuckoos :: Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus

Described by: Lesson (1829)
Alternate common name(s): Roadrunner
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Location unknown - Date unknown © Ray Bieber  Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA - Apr 4, 2004 © Jesus Fernando Cerra Luna  Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro Couny, New Mexico, USA - Dec 31, 2002 © James Ownby  near Nueces River, Texas, USA - Apr 9, 2003 © James Ownby 
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Range

Sw. United States s. to c. Mexico;
(1) Sw. United States (n. California, w. and c. Nevada, s. Utah, Colorado, s. Kansas, c. and e. Oklahoma, sw. Missouri, w. Arkansas and nc. Louisiana s. through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas) to cs. Mexico (Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, ne. Jalisco, e. Michoacan, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Puebla, Veracruz, Tamaulipas).
(2) S. California to s. Baja.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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