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Greater Roadrunner Big Bend National Park Texas in Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States

Roadrunner Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge in New Mexico.

roadrunners search for food in southern Arizona

Road Runner doing his think

The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a large bird found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. They are also known as the chaparral cock, ground cuckoo, and snake killer. They are the largest member of the cuckoo family and known for their long legs, tail, and sharp beak. The roadrunner walks, runs and only flies when necessary. They have a distinctive, elongated tail and a large head with a sharp, curved beak. They have a mottled plumage of brown, black, and white, which provides camouflage in their desert and scrubland habitats. Greater Roadrunners are found in a wide variety of habitats, including deserts, scrublands, and woodlands. They are known for their ability to survive in harsh, arid conditions, and they are able to tolerate high temperatures and low humidity. Greater Roadrunners are opportunistic predators and feed on a wide variety of prey, including insects, spiders, lizards, snakes, rodents, and small birds. They are known to be able to kill venomous snakes, such as rattlesnakes and copperheads, by striking them with their beak. They also forage for food on the ground, and they are known to run at high speeds to catch prey. Greater Roadrunners are a symbol of the American Southwest and are a popular subject of southwestern folklore and cartoons. This Greater Roadrunner was photographed at Lost Dutchman State Park near Apache Junction, Arizona, USA.

Photo taken in Monterrey, Mexico

A Roadrunner bird in the desert.

roadrunner running on the road with a caterpillar hanging from its mouth and its tuft sticking up

A Roadrunner making its way through a campsite in the furnace creek area of Death Valley National Park

roadrunners search for food in southern Arizona

A shot of a road runner travelling through the desert.

Roadrunner Lake Mead National Recreation Area

a roadrunner posing in Arizona

Plain Chachalaca in the wild at the tropical forest of Tikal National Park in Guatemala.

A cute Greater Roadrunner bird standing in the middle of a desert road. Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA.

A greater roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus is perched upon a rock with its head turned backwards to begin preening, while its body feathers are fluffed up and its tail is extended. The heavily de-focused background consists of plants and sky.

a roadrunner searches for food in southern Arizona

A Roadrunner of the Sonoran Desert of the American Southwest of Arizona.

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) bird close up.

Roadrunner stands at attention in Phoenix, AZ

This Roadrunner, does not seem to be very shy, and comes right up to the pool deck looking for insects to eat.

Bird on a rock

Wild roadrunner in Big Bend National Park going to the Rio Grande river to get a drink of water in Texas.

roadrunners search for food in southern Arizona

Close up portrait of a Bush Stone Curlew otherwise known as dikkops or thick-knees

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