The greater roadrunner is native to the American Southwest and parts of northern Mexico. But now it’s turning up more frequently in new areas. Photograph By Konrad Wothe/Picture Press/Redux About a ...

What Does a Greater Roadrunner Bird Look Like? If you’ve spotted a greater roadrunner, you’re not likely to mistake it for anything else. Often seen running near roads and paths, it cuts a ...

From folklore to cartoons, the greater roadrunner is the most well-known bird in the Southwest. Primarily known for its speed and skill in escaping hapless coyotes, the greater roadrunner in this post ...

Here in SaddleBrooke, summer months are nursery months for baby quail. We see Greater Roadrunners year-round, but we see a lot more of them during baby quail season. Roadrunners are drawn to baby ...

One of the most famous and beloved birds of the Southwest is the Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). These birds are about two feet long from the tip of their bill to the tip of their tail.

The roadrunner — more specifically the greater roadrunner, scientific name Geococcyx californianus — was declared New Mexico's state bird in 1949. According to the National Audubon Society, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Roadrunners are in the cuckoo family, ...

From the archive: This story originally published in 2018 for Desert Magazine. No bird is so odd and well known as the roadrunner. Unlike most birds with which we are familiar, a roadrunner runs ...