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
Black-bellied cuckoo is based on large insects such as beetles, cycads, grasshoppers, ants and caterpillars (even those with sharp heirs that normally serve as protection from being preyed by birds). This species feeds in the forest canopy. This cuckoo, being a powerful bird, can also prey on small vertebrates like lizards. Black-bellied cuckoo The black-bellied cuckoo or black-bellied squirrel cuckoo ("Piaya melanogaster") is a bird of the family Cuculidae found in the Amazon region. The genus "Playa" is considered part of the cuckoos of the New World. Even though this species has a wide distribution, little is known about its ecology and