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Egg of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)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.
A wild turkey is a heavy North American gamebird.. Wild Turkey may also refer to: . Wild Turkey (bourbon), a brand of whiskey Wild Turkey (band), a 1970s rock band formed by former Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick and Gentle Giant drummer John Weathers
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 ...
Some species of animals that bear his name are Merriam's canyon lizard (Sceloporus merriami), [14] Merriam's wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo merriami), the now extinct Merriam's elk (Cervus elaphus merriami), Merriam's pocket mouse (Perognathus merriami), Merriam's chipmunk (Tamias merriami), and Merriam's ground squirrel (Urocitellus canus).
Galliformes / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl.Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.
The Narragansett turkey is a breed of Meleagris gallopavo which descends from a cross between the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) and the domestic turkey. According to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, the Narragansett turkey is a "historic variety, unique to North America" and is named for Narragansett Bay. [1]
Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758. M. g. silvestris Vieillot, 1817 (Eastern Wild Turkey) M. g. osceola Scott, 1890 (Florida wild turkey) M. g. intermedia Sennett, 1879 (Rio Grande wild turkey) M. g. mexicana Gould, 1856 (Gould's wild turkey) M. g. merriami Nelson, 1900 (Merriam's Wild Turkey) M. g. gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758 (South ...
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