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The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It is one of the two roadrunner species in the genus Geococcyx; the other is the Lesser Roadrunner. This roadrunner is also known as the Chaparral Cock.

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1. (c) Nick Chill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/26256233@N04/3022100845
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geococcyx_californianus

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