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Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Photo by gatorfellows
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Description:

One of the large cuckoo birds. They are tan or brown with black streaking on the upperparts and chest. The crown is black with small, pale spots, and they have a patch of bare, blue skin behind the eye. The wings are dark with white highlights.

Habitat:

Running through an open area of a new development.

Reference Links:

Greater roadrunner, Greater Roadrunner, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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