Kuva Lenkkilinnut-sivulta: kalifornianjuoksukäki Geococcyx californianus kameran etsimässä. Maassa juokseva ruskean ja valkoisen kirjava töyhtöpöinen käyränokkainen lintu, jolla kirkasta sinistä ja punaista poskissa
![The greater roadrunner is omnivorous and uses its speed to outrun and catch prey. It feeds mainly on small animals, such as insects, spiders (including black widows and tarantulas), centipedes,[30] scorpions, mice, small birds (including hummingbirds), lizards and young rattlesnakes, and some plants. Some instances of the greater roadrunner feeding on the dead carcasses of larger mammals (including bats, ground squirrels, and one juvenile desert cottontail)[31] have been observed. They are opportunistic and are known to feed on eggs and young of other birds[32] as well as carrion.[23] Early pioneer accounts report that when the roadrunner "sees a rattlesnake, it will gather pieces of cactus and put them around the snake, in such manner that escape is impossible".[33
Geococcyx
Maakäki
Juoksukäki
Jordgök
Lenkkilinnut Maakäet Jordgökarna](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xqux44ugq2rix4mu2nox77nt/bafkreihnqwe2xvw2hbccvguuxaxkixmvkhynmtfjxdcathnki3jtfm246q)
The greater roadrunner is omnivorous and uses its speed to outrun and catch prey. It feeds mainly on small animals, such as insects, spiders (including black widows and tarantulas), centipedes,[30] scorpions, mice, small birds (including hummingbirds), lizards and young rattlesnakes, and some plants. Some instances of the greater roadrunner feeding on the dead carcasses of larger mammals (including bats, ground squirrels, and one juvenile desert cottontail)[31] have been observed. They are opportunistic and are known to feed on eggs and young of other birds[32] as well as carrion.[23] Early pioneer accounts report that when the roadrunner "sees a rattlesnake, it will gather pieces of cactus and put them around the snake, in such manner that escape is impossible".[33 Geococcyx Maakäki Juoksukäki Jordgök Lenkkilinnut Maakäet Jordgökarna
Oikeat "maantiekiitäjät" ovat aikamoisia tyyppejä, syövät mm. kalkkarokäärmeitä
#Geococcyx Kuva: Paavo Junttila
