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Wild Turkey (Male)

Meleagris gallopavo

Photo by LuisStevens
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Description:

Familiar large game-birdPlump and stocky overall with iridescent and heavily patterned plumageSouthwestern/Mexican birds show pale whitish tips on tail and rump feathersBreeding males show bright blue facial skin and red wattle.

Habitat:

Pine and oak forest

Reference Links:

Wild Turkey, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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