Talk:Roadrunner

message: The size of the roadrunner needs updating, currently reads Template:Convert/Meters to 24 inches (61 cm). Jeh506 (talk) 08:53, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Morphology

message: How fast can they run?
Don't know, but quite fast, that's for sure. Dora Nichov 10:09, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Speed

message: There is a lot of overlap in the three articles. I'm not sure if they should be merged into one article or handled another way. Rsduhamel (talk) 16:54, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: I have heard that the Roadrunner is playful and will chase moving objects such as golf balls, despite knowing they aren't food. However the only source I can find online regarding this was written in the 30's by 'Oren Arnold' in a book titled 'Wild Life in the Southwest (page 90)'! Has anyone ever heard of Roadrunners behaving like this?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asdasd23 (talk • contribs) 11:17, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting... Enjoyer of World (talk) 11:36, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chasing golf balls 

message: How well can these fly? Do they basically just use the wings for jumping like chickens, or can they fly properly but just don' feel like it? 85.157.76.57 (talk) 06:35, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: they can fly well, but like many ground-living birds (pheasants, grouse, etc) tend to walk or run more than smaller birds. I've seen Roadrunner fly up to a nest in a saguero Jimfbleak -  talk to me? 11:27, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flight ability 

message: :Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *Support or *Oppose, then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's policy on article titles.
*Oppose move, retarget "roadrunner" There are two species in the genus Geococcyx. The lesser roadrunner only occurs in Spanish speaking countries. The greater roadrunner is the only species occurring in an English speaking country (the southwestern US). There are relatively few incoming links to roadrunner in comparison to Geococcyx and most of the incoming links to "roadrunner" appear to be US contexts where a link to greater roadrunner would get readers to the appropriate article. Is "roadrunner" a common name in English for both Geococcyx species, or just the single species that occurs in an English speaking country? Retarget "roadrunner" to "greater roadrunner". Plantdrew (talk) 06:14, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: This section is copied mostly verbatim from its source material (Native American Roadrunner Mythology. While I don't believe the plagiarism was ill-intended, the section should be rewritten to bring the entry in line with Wikipedia's core content policies. This is a likely example of close paraphrasing, so I've added the appropriate template to the page in question. 
It would appear this section was originally authored by . I would be happy to discuss. 
--Michael.j.champlin (talk) 20:45, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I made an attempt to fix this recently, see if it reads correctly --Cs california (talk) 05:14, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Indigenous lore 

message: It's worth noting (with sources about this somehwere) that the greater RR, at least, can expand its mouth and throat like many snakes; it can easily swallow an entire adult sparrow or similar-sized bird whole (and sometimes alive-but-badly-battered). I've actually filmed this myself, but the footage was so bad it turned out useless (think first-generation Motorola Droid, recording from about 30 feet away). I've heard anecdotally that big ones can even swallow an entire blue jay.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  16:47, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Feeding - distendable jaw and throat