Wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Identification Tips:
- Very large, small-headed, round-winged, long-tailed, ground-dwelling bird
- Unfeathered bluish head and reddish throat
- Dark breast, belly and upper back
- Iridescent bronze and green wings
- Barred primaries
- Dark, fan-shaped tail with brown or buff band at tip
Adult male:
- Larger head with wattle at throat, caruncled forehead, and projection
behind the bill
- More iridescent plumage
Similar species:
Too large to be confused with any other bird.