Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
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 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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Greater Roadrunner sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Roadrunner in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

April has the highest sighting rate for Greater Roadrunner in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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