Species
Meleagris gallopavo (Wild turkey)
Meleagris gallopavo. Photo: (c) Matt K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an upland ground bird native to North America and is the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey (not the related ocellated turkey). Although native to North America, the turkey probably got its name from the domesticated variety being imported to Britain in ships coming from the Levant via Spain….
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