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    • Meleagris gallopavo
  • French
    • dindon sauvage
  • Spanish
    • Guajolote norte�o
  • English
    • Wild Turkey
    • turkey

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Recent Observations

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Photos

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What

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

Observer

garmin_geek

Date

May 21, 2012

Place

38.7330..., -77.156... (Google, OSM)

Description

Flock of 4 birds including the big Tom from last week. Two were small bodies and I guess were hens. The 4th might have been a young Jake.

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Photos

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What

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

Observer

jhilinski

Date

May 18, 2012

Place

Akron-Peninsula Road, Peninsula, OH (Google, OSM)
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Photos

Square 3 photos

What

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Observer

franco_gabe_3

Date

May 20, 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Place

38.4326..., -122.64... (Google, OSM)
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Description from Wikipedia

The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is one of two species of turkey, the other being the Ocellated Turkey, found in Central America.

Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.