Geococcyx californianus Lesson 1829 (Greater roadrunner)

Aves - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae

Alternative combinations: Geococcyx californicus, Saurothera californiana

Belongs to Geococcyx according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Guthrie 2010, Hay 1930, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Geococcyx conklingi, Geococcyx velox

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (10: Arizona, California, New Mexico collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.