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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 ...
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 ...
Turkeys are ubiquitous with Thanksgiving. But aside from being a delicious centerpiece, what do you know about the bird?
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.
Ben Franklin defended the choice of the turkey as the national bird as being more respectable. The bald eagle was named the national symbol in 1782. It is protected under the National Emblem Act ...
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 .
Benjamin Franklin was wise when he suggested the turkey, not the eagle, become our national bird. Wild turkeys can run at speeds up to 25 miles per hour and fly briefly up to 55 miles per hour ...