It rarely flies and does not migrate. When it is in danger, it runs or crouches to hide. It has a shaggy crest on its head. Males and females are similar in appearance.
Roadrunners make rattling and cooing calls.
Roadrunner eat fruit and small animals, including small lizards, scorpions , spiders , insects , eggs, small snakes , and some small rodents . The Roadrunner is a type of cuckoo , but unlike many other cuckoos, it is not a nest parasite. It builds its cup-like nest in a thorn bush or a cactus. The female lays 3 to 8 white eggs.