Greater Roadrunner

Notes:

Approximate Hatch Weights:

~14g at hatching

~ 20g by 1 day old

~34g by 3 days old

~46g by 4 days old

~69g by 6 days old

~94g by 8 days old

~132g by 11 days old

~154g by 14 days old

~174g by 16 days old

~255g by 24 days old

~340g by 60 days old


Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Common Name: Cuckoos
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse white down
Skin Color: Black
Bill: Long and straight and black
Foot Type: Zygodactyl
Gape: Red-pink
Gape Flanges: White to pale pink
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Gray to black legs and feet

 

Just Hatched


Photo by Ruth Plenty, Harmony and Hope Horse Haven

Just Hatched


Photo by Ruth Plenty, Harmony and Hope Horse Haven

~2nd Week


Photo by Ingrid Hodel, WildCare Oklahoma

~3rd Week


Photo from WildCare Oklahoma

~3rd Week


Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma

~3rd Week


Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma

>4 Weeks


Photo by Kevin Shepherd, WildCare Oklahoma

>4 Weeks


Photo from WildCare Oklahoma

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