Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
The wild turkey is an upland game bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes. It is the ancestor to the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey.
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Community Sightings
Recent observations from the iNaturalist community
May 12, 2026
South Park Township, PA 15129, USA
byClara Eisinger
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
May 12, 2026
University Ave W, Guelph, ON, CA
bydastacey
Research Grade
· 1 ID
May 12, 2026
Point Pelee, CA-ON-WB, CA-ON, CA
bybhartsho1
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
May 12, 2026
Anthony Ave, Rye, CO, US
bypeterson_10
Research Grade
· 1 ID