The roadrunner — more specifically the greater roadrunner, scientific name Geococcyx californianus — was declared New Mexico's state bird in 1949. According to the National Audubon Society, ...

One of the most famous and beloved birds of the Southwest is the Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). These birds are about two feet long from the tip of their bill to the tip of their tail.

Dave Price knew exactly what he was looking at when he saw a greater roadrunner in the area of Bangs Canyon a few weeks ago. The roadrunner was hundreds of miles away from its normal range, but Price ...

From folklore to cartoons, the greater roadrunner is the most well-known bird in the Southwest. Primarily known for its speed and skill in escaping hapless coyotes, the greater roadrunner in this post ...

The greater roadrunner is native to the American Southwest and parts of northern Mexico. But now it’s turning up more frequently in new areas. Photograph By Konrad Wothe/Picture Press/Redux About a ...

FREEDOM, Maine — A wayward roadrunner is on the mend in Maine after traveling across the country in a moving van. The greater roadrunner, a species native to Southwestern states, hitched a ride in the ...

Beep beep! The roadrunner may be fast, but it can still be seen in unexpected places in the Houston area, as one Fifth Ward resident discovered recently. Morton Sager spotted the bird made famous by ...

A roadrunner is recovering in a rehabilitation facility in Maine after hitchhiking across the U.S. in a moving van. The Avian Haven, a bird rehabilitation center, said it received a call Nov. 13 from ...