---
title: "Kukawka kalifornijska"
description: "Geococcyx californianus — Ptaki. The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from the Aridoamerica region in the Southwestern United States and Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/greater-roadrunner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kukawka kalifornijska

> Geococcyx californianus — Ptaki. The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from the Aridoamerica region in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Geococcyx californianus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 43978
- Wikidata: [Q634804](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q634804)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1986](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1986)

## Names

- en: Greater Roadrunner
- de: Wegekuckuck
- es: Correcaminos norteño
- fr: Grand géocoucou
- nl: Grote renkoekoek
- pl: Kukawka kalifornijska

## Countries with the most observations

US (37507), MX (5007)

## Summary

The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from the Aridoamerica region in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The scientific name means "Californian earth-cuckoo". Along with the lesser roadrunner, it is one of two species in the genus Geococcyx. This roadrunner is also known as the chaparral cock, ground cuckoo, and snake killer.

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

## Photo

![Kukawka kalifornijska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-roadrunner/medium.jpg)

Photo: whitesandsnps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42203424

## Machine access

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