Greater roadrunner of New Mexico. Greater roadrunner The greater roadrunner ("Geococcyx californianus") is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from Southwestern United States and Mexico. The Latin name means "Californian earth-cuckoo". Along with the lesser roadrunner, it is one of two species in the roadrunner genus "Geococcyx". This roadrunner is also known as the chaparral cock, ground cuckoo, and snake killer. The roadrunner is about long, has a wingspan and weighs . It stands around tall and is the largest cuckoo of the Americas. Roadrunners have four toes on each zygodactyl foot; two face forward, and two face backward. The
Sunda cuckoo Sunda cuckoo The Sunda cuckoo or Sunda lesser cuckoo ("Cuculus lepidus") is a South-east Asian bird belonging to the genus "Cuculus" in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It was formerly classified with the Himalayan cuckoo ("C. saturatus") and Oriental cuckoo ("C. optatus") in a single species, "C. saturatus", but is now often regarded as a separate species based on differences in voice, size and plumage. It is 29–30 cm long. The upperparts, throat and upper breast are dark grey. The rest of the underparts are buff with black bars. The tail is blackish with white spots. The female also occurs in