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Roadrunners and other members of the cuckoo family have zygodactyl feet. The roadrunner can run at speeds of up to 32 km/h (20 mph) [10] and generally prefer sprinting to flying, though it will fly to escape predators. [11] During flight, the short, rounded wings reveal a white crescent in the primary feathers.
Roadrunners have four toes on each zygodactyl foot; two face forward, and two face backward. [17] The toes are brown in color and have pale gold spots. [5] Greater roadrunner walking in the Mojave Desert, California. Although capable of limited flight, it spends most of its time on the ground, and can run at speeds up to 20 mph (32 km/h). [16]
The cuckoo, common cuckoo, European cuckoo or Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa.
Horned lizards mostly hunt out in the open, licking up ants and other insects with their sticky tongues. However, this also makes the lizards easy targets for predators like roadrunners, coyotes ...
Snakes, larger lizards, and birds all make formidable predators to side-blotched lizards. Larger lizard species, such as collared, leopard, and spiny lizards, and roadrunners are the main predators. In turn, the side-blotched lizards eat arthropods, such as insects, spiders, and occasionally scorpions.
The lesser roadrunner occurs in arid lowlands of Mesoamerica up to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) in altitude. It inhabits open ground areas, with scrub and thorny bushes. [6] They can be found in higher elevations of stratovolcanoes such as Conchagua, San Miguel, Santa Ana and San Salvador, in semi-open areas above the treeline. [7]
The chestnut-breasted malkoha is typical of the Phaenicophaeinae in having brightly coloured skin around the eye.. Cuckoos are medium-sized birds that range in size from the little bronze cuckoo, at 17 g (0.6 oz) and 15 cm (6 in), to moderately large birds, ranging from 60–80 cm (24–31 in) in length, such as the giant coua of Madagascar, the coral-billed ground-cuckoo of Indochina, and ...
Predators, which mainly focus on young birds, include snakes, coyotes, and roadrunners. This may account for very low brood success in the species, as only 20% of nests are successful in a year. [18]:183-185. Curve-billed thrashers share a very similar range to the cactus wren, as well as a favorite species to nest in: the jumping cholla.