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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

About Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Turkey-like birds
  • Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies

The wild turkey is an upland game bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes. It is the ancestor to the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2001-10-01

    Henry Coe State Park, United States of America

  • 2007-03-11

    Big Island - Hakalau Forest NWR, United States of America
    Image from 2007-03-11

  • 2007-04-09

    Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, United States of America

  • 2007-04-10

    Cuyamaca State Park, United States of America

  • 2009-06-10

    Effie Yeaw Nature Center, United States of America
    Image from 2009-06-10

  • 2010-02-16

    El Rosario, Mexico
    Domesticated version

  • 2011-05-29

    Del Puerto Canyon and Mines Road, United States of America

  • 2012-07-11

    Theodore Roosevelt National Park - South Unit, United States of America

  • 2013-03-04

    John Heinz NWR at Tinicum (IBA), United States of America

  • 2014-05-10

    Pinery Canyon, United States of America
    Heard

  • 2014-07-12

    Windy Hill OSP, United States of America

  • 2014-09-23

    Redwood Valley, United States of America

  • 2017-10-21

    Golden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden, United States of America
    Image from 2017-10-21

  • 2019-03-01

    Madera Canyon, United States of America

  • 2020-05-31

    Capay Valley, United States of America

  • 2023-05-20

    Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, United States of America