---
title: "Lesser Roadrunner"
description: "Geococcyx velox — Uccelli. The lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) is a large, long-legged bird that is a member of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lesser-roadrunner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Roadrunner

> Geococcyx velox — Uccelli. The lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) is a large, long-legged bird that is a member of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae.

- Scientific name: *Geococcyx velox*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1221
- Wikidata: [Q1272222](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1272222)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1987](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1987)

## Names

- en: Lesser Roadrunner
- de: Kleiner Rennkuckuck
- es: Correcaminos tropical
- fr: Géocoucou véloce
- nl: Kleine renkoekoek
- pt: Papa-léguas-pequeno
- pl: Kukawka meksykańska

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1001), HN (86), GT (27), NI (25), SV (12)

## Summary

The lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) is a large, long-legged bird that is a member of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It is found in Mesoamerica. Its Latin name means "swift earth-cuckoo". Along with the greater roadrunner, it is one of two species in the genus Geococcyx.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_roadrunner

## Photo

![Lesser Roadrunner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-roadrunner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207520515

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-roadrunner?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).