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Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Least Concern

날개 폭

89.8 cm

체중

6550.0 g

과

Phasianidae

목

Galliformes

소개

대형 칠면조로 체장 100–125cm이며, 수컷은 인상적인 선명한 깃털 부채꼬리, 붉은 육수, 청동색 광택이 있는 깃털을 갖는다. 북아메리카 숲, 삼림지대, 초지에 서식하며, 도토리, 씨앗, 견과류, 곤충을 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
날개 폭	89.8 cm	35.4 in
체중	6550.0 g	231.04 oz

식별

깃털

Body dark bronze-iridescent with copper and greenish sheen; bare blue-and-red head skin; pendulous red wattles and blue caruncles; black breast beard; tail broadly barred rufous and black.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

분포 지역

Native to eastern and central North America from southern Canada to northern Mexico. Found in mixed forest and open woodland. Widely reintroduced.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; eats acorns, seeds, berries, tubers, and invertebrates in North American forests and grasslands. Scratches leaf litter.

보전 상태

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

행동 및 번식

둥지

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 27-28 days. Fledging: 14 days.

산란 수

8-26

소리

노래

Iconic loud gobbling 'gobble-gobble-gobble' by males; far-carrying and resonant. Cluck series used for contact; yelps, purrs, and putts for various social functions. Alarm is a sharp 'putt' note.

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
과	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Meleagris
종	Meleagris gallopavo

Distribution

Wild Turkey has been recorded in 20 countries.

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출현 Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇵 Nepal 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇪 Germany 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇦🇺 Australia 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden

External Databases

자주 묻는 질문

What does the Wild Turkey eat?

Omnivorous; eats acorns, seeds, berries, tubers, and invertebrates in North American forests and grasslands. Scratches leaf litter.

Where does the Wild Turkey live?

Native to eastern and central North America from southern Canada to northern Mexico. Found in mixed forest and open woodland. Widely reintroduced.

Is the Wild Turkey endangered?

The Wild Turkey has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Wild Turkey nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 27-28 days. Fledging: 14 days.

What does the Wild Turkey sound like?

Iconic loud gobbling 'gobble-gobble-gobble' by males; far-carrying and resonant. Cluck series used for contact; yelps, purrs, and putts for various social functions. Alarm is a sharp 'putt' note.

How big is the Wild Turkey?

The Wild Turkey has a wingspan of 89.8 cm, weight of 6550.0 g.

What order and family does the Wild Turkey belong to?

The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.