Meleagris gallopavo ORDER: GALLIFORMES FAMILY: PHASIANIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Carlos Escamilla
The Wild Turkey was a very important food animal to Native Americans, but it was eliminated from much of its range by the early 1900s. Introduction programs have successfully established it in most of its original range, and even into areas where it never occurred before.
Male display an explosive gobble. Call a rather nasal yelp.