Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

(L 23" WS 22" Wt 13 oz)

Ground-dwelling cuckoo...capable of
weak flight...eats insects, spiders, scor-
pions, snakes, birds, rodents, etc.

Rio Grande
Nature Center

New Mexico

09Mar2012

http://roadrunnerc
rossing.com/rrquot
es.html

State bird of New Mexico.