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Roadrunner

The roadrunners (genus Geococcyx), also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks, are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States, Mexico and Central America, usually in the desert.

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Food and foraging habits

OmnivoreInsectsGrasshoppersCricketsCaterpillars
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Geographic range

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Indigenous lore

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Behavior and breeding

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Roadrunner

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples114
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
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Roadrunner

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related to General references · 48
Roadrunner → Alexander, Alsop, American, Baptista, Barcelona, Beep, Better, Birder's World, Birds, Christopher, Comical Cuckoo, Detroit, DK, Field Guide, Fred, Gale, Game Birds, George, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, Harrison
related to Indigenous lore · 14
Roadrunner → American Indian, Among Mexican Indian, Central American Indigenous, Mexican, Mogollon, Pima, Pueblo, Southwestern, Stylized, The Chʼol Maya, The Chʼortiʼ, The Hopi, The X-shaped, While
related to Further reading · 10
Roadrunner → Clown, Desert, ISSN, Martha, May, National Geographic, OCLC, The Roadrunner, Vol, Whitson
related to Geographic range · 10
Roadrunner → Arkansas, Central America, Louisiana, Mexico, Missouri, Roadrunners, Southwestern United States, The, They, US
related to Behavior and breeding · 8
Roadrunner → Both, Breeding, During, For, Hatching, He, It, The
related to In media · 7
Roadrunner → Coyote, In, New Mexico, Road Runner, The, Warner Bros, Wile
related to Morphology · 5
Roadrunner → Both, During, It, Roadrunners, The
is a · 3
Roadrunner → opportunistic omnivore, slender, state bird of New Mexico.The roadrunner was made popular by the Warner Bros. cartoon characters Wile E
related to Food and foraging habits · 3
Roadrunner → It, Its, The
related to External links · 2
Roadrunner → Distribution, Greater RoadrunnerGreater Roadrunner

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roadrunners birds ground ed geographic isbn america generally species greater nest may also two mexico genus geococcyx cuckoos southwestern new

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Roadrunneris aslender0.90text
Roadrunneris aopportunistic omnivore0.90text
Roadrunneris astate bird of New Mexico.The roadrunner was made popular by the Warner Bros. cartoon characters Wile E0.90text
Roadrunnerrelated to Behavior and breedingThe0.60section
Roadrunnerrelated to Behavior and breedingBreeding0.60section
Roadrunnerrelated to Behavior and breedingDuring0.60section
Roadrunnerrelated to Behavior and breedingHe0.60section
Roadrunnerrelated to Behavior and breedingIt0.60section
Roadrunnerrelated to Behavior and breedingHatching0.60section
Roadrunnerrelated to Behavior and breedingBoth0.60section
Roadrunnerrelated to Behavior and breedingFor0.60section
Roadrunnerrelated to External linksDistribution0.60section

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