Greater Roadrunner

58 cm (23") Common in southwestern North America. State bird for New Mexico. Scrub deserts.

Large, streaked brown and white, ground running cuckoo. Crested. Long heavy bill. Long white-edged tail.

Eats snakes, rodents, insects, lizards and small birds. Runs fast, faster than the Coyote.

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Credit: Bill Gracey

Credit: Erin and Lance Willett

Credit: Dominic Sherony

Credit: Jerry Oldenettel

Distribution Maps

Greater Roadrunner distribution map

Greater Roadrunner winter distribution map