Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus - Grand Géocoucou
Systematics
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Order:
Cuculiformes
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Family:
Cuculidés
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Genus:
Geococcyx
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Species:
californianus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 56 cm
- Wingspan: 49 à 60 cm.
- Weight: 220 à 340 g
Longevity
8 years
Geographic range
Identification
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a species of bird in the Cuculidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Grand Géocoucou,
- Correcaminos grande,
- papa-léguas-grande ,
- Wegekuckuck,
- kaliforniai földikakukk,
- Grote Renkoekoek,
- Mimì maggiore,
- större tuppgök,
- Storløpegjøk,
- kukuľa zemná,
- kukačka kohoutí,
- Stor Jordgøg,
- kalifornianjuoksukäki,
- correcamins gros,
- kukawka kalifornijska,
- lielā skrējējdzeguze,
- Калифорнийская кукушка-подорожник,
- オオミチバシリ,
- 走鹃,
- 大走鵑,
Habitat
Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Desert : Hot
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Vol. 4 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
- All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- ARKive, Christopher Parsons
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- Birds of Oklahoma, Bill Horn
- What Bird-The ultimate Bird Guide, Mitchell Waite
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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