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Wild turkey (male)
Maleagris gallopavo

gallopavo

Size: 46 inches
Overall Color: brown
Occurrence: open (pine) forest
Diet: nuts, grains, insects, frogs, lizards
Nest: dish
Field Identification: large size, naked head with red wattles, long neck, large fanned tail
Season: year-round


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: galliformes
Family: 05 Phasianidae (grouse,turkeys,pheasants,partridges)
Genus: Maleagris
Species: gallopavo

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