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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 family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. Two species have been recorded in Wyoming. Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus; Black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Trumpeter swan on nest. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
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.
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites. Four species have been recorded in Ohio. Smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani (R) Groove-billed ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris (R)
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 ...
Galliformes / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl.Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.