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Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

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Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Greater roadrunner Cuckoos Cuckoos Birds Chordate Animals
Grote renkoekoek Koekoeksvogels Koekoeksvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Geococcyx californianus Cuculidae Cuculiformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Tucson, Arizona, United States (701 m)

2017:04:08 11:49:37
Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/250 sec at F5.6, ISO 200, distance 2.00 m

Whitney Mesa Nature Preserve

2014:11:30 22:00:31
Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F3.5, ISO 250, distance 19.95 m

Sometimes things work out: this roadrunner was sitting on the path waiting to have its picture taken. We can always arrange that!

Whitney Mesa Nature Preserve

2014:11:30 21:30:02
Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/500 sec at F5.0, ISO 400, distance 44.67 m

A well-camouflaged Greater Roadrunner. It is a desert bird that feeds on large insects and lizards. Here, it has a good vantage point to spot prey. If it sees something, it runs towards it.

Santa Cruz River Park

2023:03:29 16:51:43
Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2500 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 33.385 m

The roadrunner is a bird that truly belongs to the Sonoran Desert. As his name suggests, he prefers to run rather than fly.

Where I have seen this species

The database holds 39 pictures at 2 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.

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