Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus(Lesson, RP, 1829)
English (US) Greater Roadrunner
The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: arid southwestern USA to southern MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Geococcyx californianus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Roadrunner
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Saurothera californiana
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1829)
- Type locality
- California.
- Original description
- Complément des oeuvres de Buffon, ou histoire naturelle des animaux rares découverts par les naturalistes et les voyageurs depuis la mort de Buffon 6 p.420
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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