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Turkey Temporal range: 23–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene – Recent A male wild turkey strutting Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Subfamily: Phasianinae Tribe: Tetraonini Genus: Meleagris Linnaeus, 1758 Type species Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey) Linnaeus, 1758 Species M ...
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 ...
Important Bird Areas (IBA) of Turkey, areas identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations. Turkey portal Contents
While we aren't sure if turkeys made an appearance on the first Thanksgiving table, they deservedly found a spot in our modern holiday buffets.
The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most widespread of the New World vultures. [2] One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands ...
With the advent of scientific interest in birds, many paintings of birds were commissioned for books. [318] [319] Among the most famous of these bird artists was John James Audubon, whose paintings of North American birds were a great commercial success in Europe and who later lent his name to the National Audubon Society. [320]