This roadrunner is also known as the chaparral cock, ground cuckoo, and snake killer.

The roadrunner is also called a chaparral bird and a chaparral cock.

If only he had inquired about the anonymous bits of meat in the stews, he might have preferred the truly succulent chaparral cocks.

Fetterson was down there with the one they called Paisano, because he gave a man a feeling that he was some kin to a chaparral cock or road runner.

The monsignor was attended by his own staff, and ate mush and herbs with the monks in the refectory-quail and chaparral cocks being unaccountably scarce that season, so the huntsmen reported.

Brother Huntsman snared plump quail and chaparral cocks for the guest's table; but after inquiring about the feeding habits of the chaparral cocks ("Corn fed, Brother?"

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

The Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus inhabits Mexico and the southwestern United States.

Native birds include the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) and wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).

The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx Californianus) is one of the two species of the Roadrunner.

The Lesser roadrunner resembles the Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) in appearance and habit but is smaller and has a significantly shorter bill.

Conkling's Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus conklingi (Inland SW North America)

The Greater Roadrunner, taxonomically classified as Geococcyx californianus, meaning "Californian Earth-cuckoo," is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae.

This Coyote and Roadrunner short is notable for being the only one so far to use the real taxonomic names Geococcyx californianus (Greater Roadrunner) and Canis latrans (Coyote) instead of the usual pseudo-Latin names.

An anthropomorphic roadrunner, Rowdy is based upon the Greater Roadrunner.

It looks a lot like the other roadrunner species, the Greater Roadrunner, but is smaller and has a shorter beak.

California Quail, Greater Roadrunner, and Common Raven are also residents of the range.

Two species of roadrunners are the Greater Roadrunner and the Lesser Roadrunner.

Native birds include the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) and wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

The Greater Roadrunner is also called the "Ground Cuckoo" and the "Snake Killer".

The Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus inhabits Mexico and the southwestern United States.

The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx Californianus) is one of the two species of the Roadrunner.

Throughout the park, visitors may see kit foxes, mule deer, coyotes, greater roadrunners, golden eagles, black-tailed jackrabbits, ground squirrels, kangaroo rats, quail, and prairie falcons.

The Lesser roadrunner resembles the Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) in appearance and habit but is smaller and has a significantly shorter bill.

The Greater Roadrunner, taxonomically classified as Geococcyx californianus, meaning "Californian Earth-cuckoo," is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae.

Visitors may also have the chance to see greater roadrunner, golden eagles, kit foxes, mule deer and bighorn sheep as well as desert iguanas, chuckwallas and the red diamond rattlesnake.

The computer is located at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, and the computer's name refers to the New Mexico state bird, the Greater Roadrunner.

Feather and Scales: Andean condors, blue poison dart frogs, double-striped thick-knees, Gambel's quails, greater roadrunners, green aracaries, boa constrictors, and sungazers.

In addition to forests come species of cuckoo occupy more open environments; this can include even arid areas like deserts in the case of the Greater Roadrunner or the Pallid Cuckoo.

The Greater Roadrunner kills its prey by hitting the prey's neck with its beak or by holding its prey in its beak and hitting the prey on a rock.

The characters (a coyote and Greater Roadrunner) were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros., while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese.

Fauna includes Nine-banded Armadillo, Coyote, American Badger, rattlesnake, deer, fox, rabbit, Greater Roadrunner, Raccoon, Great Horned Owl, and prairie dog, there are also, several other types of mammals, birds and reptiles.

This Coyote and Roadrunner short is notable for being the only one so far to use the real taxonomic names Geococcyx californianus (Greater Roadrunner) and Canis latrans (Coyote) instead of the usual pseudo-Latin names.

Year-round residents are: Greater Roadrunner, Gambel's Quail, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Gila Woodpecker, Crissal Thrasher, Great-tailed Grackle, Verdin, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Common Yellowthroat Sparrow, Song Sparrow.

The Greater Roadrunner is the basis for the cartoon character Road Runner, a bird who uses his speed and cunning to outmaneuver his antagonist, Wile E. Coyote, despite the fact that real coyotes are faster than roadrunners (43 mph vs 26 mph).

The Mourning Dove, Greater Roadrunner, Common Nighthawk, Common Poorwill, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Red-shafted Flicker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Cassin's Kingbird, and Western Kingbird are also found.

Though the coyote is the basis for the character of Wile E. Coyote in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated cartoons, especially about the Road Runner, coyotes have not been known as yet to attack greater roadrunners for prey.

Native birds include the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) and wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

The Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus inhabits Mexico and the southwestern United States.

The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx Californianus) is one of the two species of the Roadrunner.

The Lesser roadrunner resembles the Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) in appearance and habit but is smaller and has a significantly shorter bill.

This Coyote and Roadrunner short is notable for being the only one so far to use the real taxonomic names Geococcyx californianus (Greater Roadrunner) and Canis latrans (Coyote) instead of the usual pseudo-Latin names.