Wild turkey facts for kids
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| Meleagris gallopavo |
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The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is the name of the more common of the two species of turkey. This large bird is found across much of the United States and southern Canada.
Wild turkeys prefer hardwood and mixed conifer-hardwood forests with scattered openings such as pastures, fields, orchards and seasonal marshes. They can adapt to any dense plant community so long as there is cover and openings to fly out. Open, mature forests with a variety of tree species seem to be best.
The domesticated turkey has been tamed and bred from wild turkeys, by people, to raise on farms.
Images for kids
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Closeup of wild turkey hen
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Eastern subspecies
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Wild turkey in flight
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Hen with poults
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Nest with 10 eggs
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Hen with juveniles
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Eastern wild turkey
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Rio Grande wild turkey has relatively long legs
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Gould's wild turkey
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Female wild turkey with young, from Birds of America by John James Audubon
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Eastern wild turkey (M. g. silvestris) hens
See also
In Spanish: Pavo salvaje o guajolote para niños
