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| Greater roadrunner Temporal range: Pleistocene – Recent[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Geococcyx |
| Species: | G. californianus
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| Geococcyx californianus | |
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| Range of G. californianus | |
The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from the Aridoamerica region in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The scientific name means "Californian earth-cuckoo". Along with the lesser roadrunner, it is one of two species in the genus Geococcyx. This roadrunner is also known as the chaparral cock, ground cuckoo, and snake killer.[5]
- ^ "Fossilworks: Geococcyx californianus".
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Geococcyx californianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684458A93031234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684458A93031234.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Geococcyx californianus". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Geococcyx californianus (Lesson, 1829)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 February 2006.
- ^ Hughes, Janice (March 4, 2020). Poole, A. (ed.). "Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Version 1.0". Birds of the World Online. Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.greroa.01. S2CID 216494954.