8-inch Greater Roadrunner
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This 8-inch Greater Roadrunner carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. The Greater Roadrunner is a large, ground-dwelling Cuckoo streaked with brown and white. Features of this bird include a long, heavy bill, conspicuous bushy crest and long, white-edged tail. The short, rounded wings show a white crescent on the primaries. The bird's diet includes insects, lizards, snakes, rodents, and small birds. The song is a dove-like cooing, descending in pitch. Commonly found in the southwestern scrub desert and mesquite groves and less common in chaparral and open woodland.
Reference
National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds of North America, Fifth Edition, Page 242
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