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
Barred cuckoo-dove Barred cuckoo-dove The barred cuckoo-dove ("Macropygia unchall") is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. German herpetologist Johann Georg Wagler first described the barred cuckoo-dove in 1827. It has three recognized subspecies: The barred cuckoo-dove measures in length, and weighs . It has a buff coloured throat and forehead which becomes pinkish grey at the crown. The irides are yellow or pale brown, the beak is black and short, and the feet are red. It has blackish brown upperparts. The