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  2. Turkey (bird) - Wikipedia

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    The turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, native to North America. There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.

  3. List of birds of Turkey - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Domestic turkey - Wikipedia

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    The domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) is a large fowl, one of the two species in the genus Meleagris and the same species as the wild turkey.Although turkey domestication was thought to have occurred in central Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago, [1] recent research suggests a possible second domestication event in the area that is now the southwestern United States between ...

  5. How did the turkey come to be our feast bird? - AOL

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    In America, we love us some turkey. But why? How did the turkey become our national feast bird — on Thanksgiving, Christmas and every other big day?

  6. Turkey vulture - Wikipedia

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    The turkey vulture species receives special legal protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 in the United States, [7] by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada, [88] and by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals in Mexico. [88]

  7. Iris Eppley: Let's talk turkey and how the bird came to be on ...

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    The USDA estimates 46 million birds will be eaten at Thanksgiving. About 88% of us will have turkey at Thanksgiving. The per capita yearly consumption of turkey is 14.6 pounds.

  8. Ocellated turkey - Wikipedia

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    The ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is a species of turkey residing primarily in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, as well as in parts of Belize and Guatemala. [1] A relative of the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), it was sometimes previously considered in a genus of its own (Agriocharis), but the differences between the two turkeys are currently considered too small to ...

  9. Take a beak at all the Dress the Turkey finalists for 2023 - AOL

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    Here's a look at some of our favorite Dress the Turkey birds that might not have won the grand prize, but won gold in our hearts. Take a beak at all the Dress the Turkey finalists for 2023 Skip to ...