The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an upland ground bird native to North America and is the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey.
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Scientific Name: Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758
Common Names: Wild Turkey, Turkey
French: Dindon sauvage; German: Truthuhn; Spanish: Guajolote gallipavo, Guajolote norteño
Taxonomy: Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758, North America = Mexico.
