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Geococcyx californianus
Greater Roadrunner
Authorship: (Lesson)
Description & Notes
[Mata-Silva et al., 2012]
Collection Information
Records
Records: it was observed during July 2000 southeast of IMRS HQ by S. Cutler (UTEP),
2–3 May 1992 at IMRS HQ by T. Hibbits, and there during May 2009, 12 June 2010,
and July 2016 by J.D. Johnson (UTEP).
Note: a nesting pair with nest high in a Catclaw on 14 August 2010 near IMRS HQ laid
four eggs, three of which hatched. On 11 September 2010, the male brought nestlings
a dead Sonora semiannulata.
Recent Observations
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