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  Geococcyx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The roadrunners are two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, native to North and Central America.
Lesser Roadrunner, Geococcyx velox (Mexico and Central America)
Roadrunner species generally range in size from 18-24 inches in length from tail to beak.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geococcyx   (768 words)

  
 Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Year-round weather-dependent behavior of the Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).
Population ecology of Roadrunners (Geococcyx californianus) in south Texas.
Wright, R.E. Observations on the urban feeding habits of the Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).
www.prbo.org /calpif/htmldocs/species/scrub/greater_roadrunner.html   (3180 words)

  
 Southern California Camping - Field Guide to Birds
Calder, W. Breeding behavior of the roadrunner Geococcyx californianus.
The diurnal activity of the radrunner, Geococcyx californianus.
Wright, R. Observations on the urban feeding habits of the roadrunner (Geococcyx
www.socalcamping.com /fieldguide/bird/greaterroadrunner.html   (492 words)

  
 New Mexico State Bird Chaparral Bird or Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
The New Mexico spadefoot toad, scientifically known as Spea multiplicata, is adopted as the official amphibian of New Mexico.
Geococcyx californianus (Greater Roadrunner): University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web.
State Bird List: List of all of the state birds.
www.netstate.com /states/symb/birds/nm_chaparral_bird.htm   (465 words)

  
 Greater Roadrunner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a large, long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae.
It is one of the two roadrunner species in the genus Geococcyx.
Adults have a bushy crest and long thick dark bills.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greater_Roadrunner   (270 words)

  
 ROADRUNNER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a member of the cuckoo family but it has quite different behaviour from the common cuckoo.
It has two toes pointing forwards and two backwards (like all cuckoos) - which enables it to run fast.
The nests typically contain 3-6 white eggs, but not all of the fledglings survive.
helios.bto.ed.ac.uk /bto/deserts/roadrun.htm   (91 words)

  
 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus, occurs across the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, from the Pacific coast to the Mississippi River.
It is typically found in desert scrub habitats.
A guide to the nests, eggs, and nestlings of North American Birds, Second Ed.
dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov /rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=geoccali   (275 words)

  
 Kuckucke u. Lärmvögel: Vögel
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) - Images and Sounds.
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) - Text and Image.
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) (Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) - species information.
www.infochembio.ethz.ch /links/zool_voegel_kuckucke.html   (384 words)

  
 Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Culicidae - Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Culicidae - Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Identification: Length from tip of bill to tip of tail 24 inches.
The nest is usually placed near the ground in a cactus or shrub.
www.nearctica.com /birds/cuckoo/Gcalif.htm   (220 words)

  
 CentralPets.com - High Resolution Photo Browser
This pages contains high resolution animal photos of the Roadrunner (Geococcyx californicus).
Only the best quality photos that are submitted qualify to be displayed here.
If you have a great photo of this animal, feel free to submit it.
centralpets.com /pages/xFileDisplay.php?an=5867&in=2586   (77 words)

  
 Dobson Central Photography - Sonoran Desert Birds/Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Dobson Central Photography - Sonoran Desert Birds/Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
roadrunner Geococcyx californianus arizona desert museum new mexico state bird
This really helped my daughter who needed to know what a road runner looked like to draw one for her school year book
www.dobsoncentral.com /mygallery/displayimage.php?pos=-101   (243 words)

  
 Birds Stock Photography
Greater Roadrunner - - (Geococcyx californianus) Image # 1470
Greater Roadrunner - - (Geococcyx californianus) Image # 5122
Greater Roadrunner - - (Geococcyx californianus) Image # 4605
stockpix.com /stock/animals/birds/index.htm   (163 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - cuckoo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
CUCKOO [cuckoo] common name for members of the extensive avian family Cuculidae, including the ani and the roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions.
Cuckoos are slender-bodied, long-tailed birds with medium to stout down-curved bills, pointed wings, short legs (except in the terrestrial species), and dull (usually grayish brown or rufous) plumage.
More information is at your fingertips at HighBeam Research:
www.encyclopedia.com /html/c1/cuckoo.asp   (672 words)

  
 Example Minimum Metadata Document: Use of ACME Products for the Procurement of Geococcyx californianus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Example Minimum Metadata Document: Use of ACME Products for the Procurement of Geococcyx californianus
This multi-media CD illustrates the use of rockets, explosives, traps, bows and arrows, boulders, levers, slingshots, and some CLASSIFIED devices for the procurement of Geococcyx californianus (Roadrunner).
Field tests of the procedures and devices in arroyos, on narrow ledges, and on the edge of cliffs adjoining (nearly) bottomless canyons in the state of Arizona are described.
www.lic.wisc.edu /metadata/acmemin.htm   (152 words)

  
 Addenda to Cuckoo Bibliography 2
Lantz, D. 1899: List of birds collected by Col. N.
Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 16: 218-224 (Geococcyx velox).
(Cuculus canorus, Cuculus saturatus, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, Coccyzus americanus, Crotophaga sulcirostris, Geococcyx californianus).
www.birdresearch.dk /unilang/AddLQ.htm   (4917 words)

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