Common Names
- Wild Turkey (en)
- Pavo Salvaje (es)
- Dindon Sauvage (fr)
- Truthuhn (de)
Taxonomy
- Galliformes
- Phasianidae
- Meleagris gallopavo
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.
Videos Behavioral Traits
- Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in Park Angrignon
Published Mar 9, 2022 - Duration [01:27] - Views 99 - Likes 1
Where & 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.
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.
Photos
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Close Up head of Wild Turkey foraging seeds in Park Angrignon
Park Angrignon, Montreal - 2022-03-05
NIKON Z 6; NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Z TC-2.0x; Focal Length 400mm; Exposure 1/800; Aperture f/5.6; Iso 320;
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