Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
Family: Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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They are opportunistic and are known to feed on eggs and young of other birds as well as carrion.
The nests are compact platforms of thorny branches lined with grasses, feathers, snakeskin, roots, and other fine material.
Cases where roadrunners have run as fast as 26 mph have been reported.