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Geococcyx californianus
Greater Roadrunner, Roadrunner
Death Valley National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Geococcyx californianus (R. Lesson, 1829)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Greater Roadrunner, Roadrunner
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Cuculiformes, Family Cuculidae, Genus Geococcyx, Species Geococcyx californianus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: SNR; NV: S4
Evidence:		174 Observations, 10 Vouchers, 18 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	Amistad National Recreation Area
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Buffalo National River	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hot Springs National Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Joshua Tree National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Manzanar National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Mojave National Preserve	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Saguaro National Park
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Tonto National Monument	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wupatki National Monument	Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/23/2014

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 4:19:33 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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