<P> The roadrunners ( genus Geococcyx ) , also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks , are two species of fast - running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests . They are found in the southwestern United States and Mexico , usually in the desert . Some have been clocked at 20 miles per hour ( 32 km / h ) . </P>
where does a roadrunner live in the desert
in the southwestern United States and Mexico