Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758

Wild Turkey

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Bird

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

Genus: Meleagris

Species: Meleagris gallopavo

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Extirpated, Reintroduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Meleagris gallopavo

Meleagris gallopavo — Near a residence
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-02-19

Meleagris gallopavo — Charles W. Ward Reservation
Essex County, MA
Date: 2006-06-19

Meleagris gallopavo — Tracks
Hampden County, MA
Date: 2007-12-11

Meleagris gallopavo — Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Essex County, MA
Date: 2014-03-01

Meleagris gallopavo — Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Essex County, MA
Date: 2012-06-03

Meleagris gallopavo — Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Essex County, MA
Date: 2012-06-03

Meleagris gallopavo — Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Essex County, MA
Date: 2012-06-03

Meleagris gallopavo — Male, displaying
Middlesex County, MA
Date: 2003-05-05

Meleagris gallopavo — Male
Middlesex County, MA
Date: 2003-05-05

Meleagris gallopavo — Male
Middlesex County, MA
Date: 2003-05-05