Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
6 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
7 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
8 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
13 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Roadrunner in Big Bend National Park?

About 55% of visitor-days record a Greater Roadrunner sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 2455 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Roadrunner in Big Bend National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Greater Roadrunner in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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