Lesser roadrunner
| Lesser roadrunner | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Subfamily: | Neomorphinae |
| Genus: | Geococcyx |
| Species: | G. velox |
| Binomial name | |
| Geococcyx velox (Wagner, 1836) | |
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| Range in green | |
The lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) is a large, long-legged member of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae.
Description
The lesser roadrunner resembles the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) in appearance and habit but is smaller and has a significantly shorter bill. Its breeding range is in southwestern Mexico, and north into the western side of the Sierra Madre Occidental range; also northern Central America, and a disjunct range in the northern Yucatán Peninsula.
Diet
The lesser roadrunner eats seeds, fruit, small reptiles and frogs. It forages around roadsides for large insects and roadkill.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Geococcyx velox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Photo-(bird running-HIGH RES); Article "Birds of Honduras"
- Lesser Roadrunner photo gallery VIREO
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