The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx Californicus) is a roadrunner species native to the US states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Coahuila, Zactecas, Aguascalientes, Guanjuato, Michoachan, Queretaro, Puebla, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Poyosi. All roadrunners are least concern. The Latin names means "California earth-cuckoo. They mainly eat snakes and other small animals. The greater roadrunner is the basis for the Looney Tunes character Road Runner, a bird who uses his speed and cunning to outmaneuver his predator, Wile E. Coyote, though real coyotes are faster than roadrunners.
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