Greater Roadrunner

Scientific Name: Geococcyx Californiana
Common Name: Greater Roadrunner
Diet: lizards, snakes, insects, other small animals
Color: brown
Size: 23 inches
Active Period: Year-round
Habitat: widespread
Field Identification: long tail, crest, blue and red streak behind eye, usually runs rather than flying
Nest: platform low in tree or shrub
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Geococcyx
Family: uculidae (cuckoos)
Order: Cuculiformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: californiana