Cuckoo greater roadrunner is the state bird of the US state of New Mexico and is a common symbol of the American Southwest in general. "Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner" was a long running series of cartoons by Warner Brothers Studios that has had enduring popularity from the time the characters were created in 1949 through the present and helps define the image of the bird in popular culture. Cuckoo The cuckoos are a family of birds, Cuculidae, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes. The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals
Rufous-winged ground cuckoo is estimated to be trending downward. It is expected to decline less than 25% over the next 13 years. It is a restless and solitary bird that spends a majority of its time running along the ground. Rufous-winged ground cuckoo The rufous-winged ground cuckoo ("Neomorphus rufipennis") is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in humid primary forests in northern Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, and Colombia. At in length, it is the largest South American cuckoo together with the other members of the genus "Neomorphus". It was named in 1849. The adults are about in length. They