Greater Roadrunner

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 Joshua Tree National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Greater Roadrunner sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 733 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Roadrunner in Joshua Tree National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Greater Roadrunner in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.