Greater Roadrunner, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson Arizona Desert Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus, is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from Southwestern United States and Mexico. The Latin name means `Californian earth-cuckoo`. Photographed in Sweetwater Wetlands, a reclaimed wastewater treatment facility managed for wildlife habitat in Tucson, Arizona. It is a stream riparian oasis in the southwestern desert. Duckweed filled ponds are surrounded by Cottonwood, Willow, Saltbush, Bulrush, Cattail, Mesquite and Wolfberry. Photographed in June 2018.