The Wild Turkey is the largest species of the Galliformes. It is fairly common throughout much of its range in North America.
It is commonly seen in small and large flocks while foraging for food - seeds, plants and small animals.
Classification:
Order: Galliformes
Family: Meleagrididae
Genus: Meleagris
Species: M. gallopavo
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
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wild turkey (meleagris gallopavo)
wild turkey - meleagris gallopavo
wild turkey - meleagris gallopavo. Read more…
wild turkey (meleagris gallopavo)
wild turkey (meleagris gallopavo). male. Read more…
wild turkey - meleagris gallopavo
photos by shawn weigelt august 16, 2008. carmel, maine. my wife and i were pleasantly surprised to see seven young wild turkeys in our backyard recently. the adults cautiously led them under our bird … Read more…
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What could’ve been the national symbol of the USA if Ben Franklin had his way, the wild turkey (meleagris gallopavo) is having a bit of a resurgence as of late. In our neck of the woods (central New … Read more…
Meleagris gallopavo merriami — the Western bird–in this case taken in SE Arizona. Notice the white tail stripe. Meleagris gallopavo intermedia from North Texas to e-central Mexico–… Read more…
One species, Meleagris gallopavo, commonly known as the Wild Turkey, is native to the forests of North America. The other species, Meleagris ocellata, known as the Ocellated Turkey, is naitive … Read more…
The Wild Turkey: The Successful Rebound of America’s Historically …
The turkey that most of us will be eating (save for some Southerners who will favor baked ham and those vegan tofu-turkey fans) is the pasty white relative of the genuine North American wild turkey , … Read more…
