Lesser Roadrunner

Lesser Roadrunner

Geococcyx velox

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
2 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
4 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
6 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
7 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Roadrunner in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Lesser Roadrunner sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Roadrunner in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Roadrunner in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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