Turkey (bird) - Wikipedia Turkeys are large, heavyset galliforms in the genus Meleagris, indigenous to the Americas They are among the largest birds in their native ranges, as well as being one of the heaviest birds in the order Galliformes
Turkey | Description, Habitat, Facts | Britannica turkey, either of two species of birds classified as members of either the family Phasianidae or Meleagrididae (order Galliformes) The best known is the common turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), a native game bird of North America that has been widely domesticated for the table
10 Fun Facts About the Wild Turkey | Audubon While they might not look like the fastest birds, Wild Turkeys are surprisingly confident fliers, capable of hitting 60 miles per hour They are also more agile than they appear
Wild Turkey Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of . . . Wild Turkeys live in mature forests, particularly nut trees such as oak, hickory, or beech, interspersed with edges and fields You may also see them along roads and in woodsy backyards After being hunted out of large parts of their range, turkeys were reintroduced and are numerous once again
Turkey | Smithsonians National Zoo and Conservation Biology . . . Wild turkeys were domesticated in Mexico more than 2,000 years ago, although many members of the species remain wild At the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D C , visitors can see a breed of domestic turkey (which is the same species as the wild turkey) called the standard bronze turkey
Domestic turkey - Wikipedia The domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) is a large fowl, one of the two species in the genus Meleagris and the same species as the wild turkey Although turkey domestication was thought to have occurred in central Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago, [1] recent research suggests a possible second domestication event in the area that is now the southwestern United States between