Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
45 - 46 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wagner, 1836)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Western Mexico from southern Sonora to Chiapas, on central plateau from Nayarit and Jalisco south to M�xico, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz and Oaxaca; also Yucatán, and Central America from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to central Nicaragua.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) [XC676386]
by Manuel Grosselet from Laguna Verde, Actopan, Veracruz, Mexico (call, foraging calls)

Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) [XC647404]
by Manuel Grosselet from San Pablo Etla, San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Has on occasion been subdivided into as many as five subspecies.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Like Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) with sides of neck streaked, but underparts not streaked.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) - 10 files

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