greater roadrunner

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bird species cuckoo terrestrial bird

The greater roadrunner is a long-legged, ground-dwelling cuckoo native to the deserts and scrublands of the southwestern United States and Mexico, known for its speed and distinctive crest.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Greater roadrunner 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
cuckoo ⓘ
terrestrial bird ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
bodyLength about 20–24 in ⓘ
about 50–61 cm ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName greater roadrunner ⓘ
roadrunner ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN ⓘ
describedBy Johann Georg Wagler ⓘ
describedInYear 1831 ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
eats eggs ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
insects ⓘ
other birds ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
small reptiles ⓘ
family Cuculidae ⓘ
flightCapability weak flier ⓘ
genus Geococcyx ⓘ
geographicDistribution Northwestern Mexico ⓘ
surface form: southwestern North America
habitat arid grasslands ⓘ
chaparral ⓘ
deserts ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maxRunningSpeed about 20 mph ⓘ
about 32 km/h ⓘ
movementType ground-dwelling ⓘ
nativeTo Mexico ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
nestLocation bushes ⓘ
low trees ⓘ
nestType stick nest ⓘ
notableBehavior runs at high speed ⓘ
notableFeature distinctive crest ⓘ
long legs ⓘ
long tail ⓘ
order Cuculiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction lays eggs ⓘ
scientificName Geococcyx ⓘ
surface form: Geococcyx californianus
species Geococcyx ⓘ
surface form: Geococcyx californianus
symbolOf New Mexico (state bird) ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ

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Joshua Tree National Park → hasFauna → greater roadrunner ⓘ
New Mexico → hasOfficialStateBird → greater roadrunner ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greater roadrunner