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Eastern Wild Turkey
Florida/Osc eola Wild Turkey
Gould's Wild Turkey
Merriam's Wild Turkey
Rio Grande Wild Turkey
Hybrid Wild Turkey
Ocellated Turkey
Urban
WILD TURKEY RANGE
Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia)
• Named for the Rio Grande River, they are found primarily in the southwestern
United States and northeastern Mexico.
• They are similar in general appearance to other subspecies of the wild turkey
and near the body size of the Osceola wild turkey – about four feet tall.
• They are distinguished from the Eastern and Osceola subspecies by their
yellowish-buff or tan tail feathers and tail/rump coverts.
• Adult males (gobblers) weigh about 20 pounds.
• Adult females (hens) are both smaller and duller in color than males and
average 8 to 12 pounds.
Gould’s Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo mexicana)
• Gould’s wild turkeys exist in very small numbers along the U.S./Mexico
boarder in Arizona and New Mexico, but are abundant in northwestern
portions of Mexico.
• The Arizona Game and Fish Department, U.S. Forest Service, the Centro
Ecologico de Sonora, the National Wild Turkey Federation and other
agencies are working cooperatively to reintroduce Gould’s wild turkeys to
restore the population in Arizona and eventually other states where suitable
range exists.
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turkey. Gould’s turkeys differ by having distinctive white tips on the tail
feather and tail rump coverts.
Merriam’s Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo merriami)
• Merriam’s wild turkeys are found primarily in the ponderosa
pine-covered western mountain regions of the United States.
• Adult males (gobblers or toms) are clearly distinguished from
the Eastern, Osceola and Rio Grande turkeys by the nearly
white margins of feathers on the lower back and tail.
• Merriam’s closely resemble the Gould’s turkey, but their tail
margin is not usually quite as pure white, nor is the lighter
margin of the tail tip quite as wide.
• Their size is comparable to Eastern wild turkeys.
Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestri)
• Their range stretches from New England and southeastern Canada to
northern Florida in the east to eastern Texas up to eastern South Dakota.
• Adult males (gobblers or toms) can measure up to 4 feet tall at maturity
and weigh more than 20 pounds.
• Their upper tail coverts, which cover the base of the long tail feathers, are
tipped with chestnut brown while their tail feathers are tipped with dark
buff or chocolate brown.
• Adult females (hens) are smaller than males, weighing 8 to 12 pounds.
• Females have browner feathers than males with less brilliant metallic
reflections.
Osceola Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo osceola)
• Named for the famous Seminole Chief Osceola, they are found only on
the peninsula of Florida.
• Osceola turkeys are similar to the Eastern wild turkey, but smaller and
darker in color.
• Their feathers show more iridescent greens and reds, with less bronze
than Easterns.
• The tail coverts and feathers of the Osceola are similar in color to
the Eastern.
• Adult females (hens) are fuller and lighter colored than males.
Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata)
• Ocellated turkeys are found only in a 50,000-square-mile area comprised of
the Yucatan Peninsula range.
• Body feathers of both male and female birds have a bronze-green iridescent
color mixture.
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efined,
eye-shaped, blue-bronze colored spot near the end followed by bright
gold tip.
• Adult hens weigh about 8 pounds just prior to egg laying and nesting, and 6 to
7 pounds the remainder of the year.
• During breeding season, adult males weigh 11 to 12 pounds.
Gould’s wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo mexicana
Rio Grande wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo intermedia
Eastern wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
Ocellated turkey
Meleagris ocellata
Osceola wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo osceola
Merriam’s wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo merriami
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