Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkey is a ground bird native to North America. This species doesn’t migrate and settles over winter in forests with conifer trees. It is a large, omnivorous bird foraging on nuts, seeds, berries, buds, leaves, roots and insects.
- 🇫🇷 Dindon Sauvage
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Characteristics
- Length: 120-150cm
- Weight: 6.8-11kg male, 3.6-5.4kg female
- Wingspan: 150-180cm
How to Identify
A large bird, mostly seen foraging on the ground or sitting on a lower tree branch. Dark brown feathers, no feathers on the head, slightly blue head, and red throat.
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Where and When to Spot
Although around all year long, my first sighting of this species occurred in Winter in Park Angrignon. They have been fed with seeds by park visitors.
Observations by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies | - | - | - | x |
"-" indicates no observation. It may not necessarily mean though that the species is absent from the park during that season.