Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus - Grand Géocoucou

Grand Géocoucou
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Cuculiformes

  • Family
    :

    Cuculidés

  • Genus
    :

    Geococcyx

  • Species
    :

    californianus

Descriptor

Lesson, RP, 1829

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 56 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 49 à 60 cm.
  • Weight
    : 220 à 340 g
Longevity

8 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Grand Géocoucou
adult plum. breeding
Grand Géocoucou
adult

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,

Voice song and cries

Grand Géocoucou
adult

Habitat

Grand Géocoucou
adult

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Desert : Hot

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Grand Géocoucou
published: - Updated: 13-09-2016
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