The Lesser Roadrunner: Luck, Patience, and More Luck
Most birders spend years searching Yucatán’s dry forests without seeing one. We stumbled upon this secretive cuckoo while tracking mammals, and noticed a hidden clue. Meet the Lesser Roadrunner.
Joel F. Ortega
Joel F. Ortega, M.Sc., is a field biologist and founder of Birding Mexico Expeditions and Birding in the Yucatan. With over a decade of guiding experience throughout Mexico and extensive research in avian ecology and bioacoustics, his work integrates bird conservation with community-centered, sustainable tourism across the Yucatán Peninsula.
