The Greater Roadrunner

The Greater Roadrunners measure 61 cm (2.00 ft.) in length, about half of which is tail. They have long, wobbly legs and a slender, pointed bill. The upper body is mostly brown with black streaks and sometimes pink spots. The neck and upper breast are white or pale brown with dark brown streaks, and the belly is white. A crest of brown feathers sticks up on the head, and a bare patch of orange and blue skin lies behind each eye.The blue is replaced by white in adult males (except the blue adjacent to the eye), and the orange is often hidden by feathers.