Back جواب (طائر) Arabic جواب (جنس من الطيور) ARZ Woyek (Geococcyx) AVK Geococcyx Azerbaijani قوکوکسیکس AZB Земни кукувици Bulgarian Geococcyx Breton Geococcyx Catalan Geococcyx CEB Rennkuckucke German
| Roadrunner | |
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| Greater roadrunner | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Subfamily: | Neomorphinae |
| Genus: | Geococcyx Wagler, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Geococcyx variegata[1] Wagler, 1831
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| Species | |
The roadrunners (genus Geococcyx), also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks, are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States, Mexico and Central America,[2][3] usually in the desert. Although capable of flight, roadrunners generally run away from predators. On the ground, some have been measured at 32 km/h (20 mph).
- ^ "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "roadrunner". The Free Dictionary. Farlex. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "roadrunner". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 3 May 2012.