Greater Roadrunners Part of the Cuckoo family of birds, the roadrunner is a large, slender ground-dwelling bird that can measure up to two feet from tail to beak. Also known as chaparral birds, roadrunners can be found living in the southwestern United States, from California and northern Mexico to the southwestern corner of Missouri.
Roadrunners can be identified by their unique, distinctive features including their brown and white streaked feathers with a spiky head crest and long straight tails. A colorful patch of skin behind each eye can range in color from white to blue and red.
Although roadrunners are capable of flying short distances, these birds prefer to spend most of their time on the ground searching for a meal that can consist of insects, small reptiles, fruits and seeds. Roadrunners are also known to eat venomous desert species like spiders, scorpions and even rattlesnakes.
Roadrunners can be identified by their unique, distinctive features including their brown and white streaked feathers with a spiky head crest and long straight tails. A colorful patch of skin behind each eye can range in color from white to blue and red.
Although roadrunners are capable of flying short distances, these birds prefer to spend most of their time on the ground searching for a meal that can consist of insects, small reptiles, fruits and seeds. Roadrunners are also known to eat venomous desert species like spiders, scorpions and even rattlesnakes.
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