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.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
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
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Meleagris ocellata
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix III
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
Regulated sport hunting of ocellated turkeys and preservation of habitat can benefit the economy
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
rainforest rainforest
View the Source 4. 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
View the Source 5. Ocellated turkey (Wikipedia)
6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: meleagris ocellata
442 Nonpasseriformes Galliformes Phasianidae "Grouse, pheasants and partridges" 11 BL3 Meleagris ocellata Ocellated Turkey 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 30 30 PlantSeed Ref_2 A Jennifer 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_2 1 Jessica 0 5525 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Meleagris ocellata, Nocturnal column
Meleagris ocellata Ocellated Turkey 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 30 30 PlantSeed Ref_2 A Jennifer 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_2 1 Jessica 0
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