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Ocellated turkey

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The ocellated turkey is a species of turkey found mainly on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and in parts of Belize and Guatemala. It is a relative of the North American wild turkey and was once placed in its own genus, Agriocharis, though the two are now considered too similar to keep separate. It is a fairly large bird, typically 70 to 122 centimeters long, with females averaging about 3 kilograms and males about 5 kilograms. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Meleagris ocellata 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galliformes, Taxa
Source Ocellated turkey (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Meleagris ocellata
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Ocellated turkey (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q94601 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Galliformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. Ocellated turkey (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = NT
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Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Meleagris ocellata
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyIn Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
Quote, In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
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