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In Portuguese a turkey is a peru; the name is thought to derive from the country in South America 'Peru'. [16] Several other birds that are sometimes called turkeys are not particularly closely related: the brushturkeys are megapodes, and the bird sometimes known as the Australian turkey is the Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis).
As I understand it, the English word for turkey comes from the belief they were imported from the Americas through Turkey. 216.165.24.112 06:28, 12 December 2008 (UTC) If you click the Türkçe link under "languages" on the side bar for Turkey (bird) it will get you to Hindi (kuş) which is the Turkish equivalent. The (mis-)naming of the bird ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Turkey. The avifauna of Turkey include a total of 495 species, of which 90 have occurred accidentally and 4 have been introduced by humans . The official checklist of birds of Turkey is maintained by the Turkish Bird Records Committee, [ 1 ] which receives and reviews the submitted records via eBird .
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...
Origin of the Bird's name should be given in the opening to eliminate confusion with the name of the Turkish nation. For example this bird is called "Hindi" (Indian) in Turkish due to the historical Indian trade route. Similarly "corn" is called "misir" (Egypt) in Turkish due to the historic grain trade route coming from Egypt.
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8. They’re not very smart. They have good instincts, but their brain is about the size of a pea or a large single peanut. 9. American Indians domesticated turkeys before Europeans set foot in ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird ...