Wild Turkey bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMerriam's Turkey, Eastern Turkey, Common Turkey, Mexican Turkey, Plain Turkey, Feral Turkey, Turkey, Rio Grande Turkey, Florida Turkey
Old latin name for birdMeleagris galloparvo, Ardea sellardsi
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyPheasants & Allies / Phasianidae
GenusMeleagris
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregions Canada, USA and n Mexico

Wild Turkey bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, call, female, juvenile, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Jonathon Jongsma
    United States
  • 3.
    Kek, male, © Matt Wistrand
    United States
  • 4.
    Male, song, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 5.
    Juvenile, © Paul Driver
    United States
  • 6.
    Male, song, © Jonathon Jongsma
    United States
  • 7.
    Alarm call, call, song, © Ted Floyd
    United States
  • 8.
    Male, song, © Jonathon Jongsma
    United States
  • 9.
    Begging call, female, female distraction display calls, juvenile, © Eric Hough
    United States
  • 10.
    Call, © Jonathon Jongsma
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Meleagris gallopavo gallopavos Mexico-No
Meleagris gallopavo intermedian Texas to ec Mexico-No
Meleagris gallopavo merriamiw USA-No
Meleagris gallopavo mexicananw, nc Mexico-No
Meleagris gallopavo osceolaFlorida (USA)-No
Meleagris gallopavo silvestriss Canada and c, e USA-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаБнатә ШӘишәи
AfrikaansKalkoen
Albaniangjeli i detit
Azerbaijaniadi hinduşka
Bashkirҡырағай хәлдә күркә
Basqueindioilar
BelarusianІндычка, dzikaja indyčka, дзікая індычка
Bengaliফনয টাচকি
BretonYar-Indez, kilhog-indez
BulgarianДива пуйка, дива пуйка, diva pujka
Catalangall dindi comú, Paó comu, gall dindi, polla d'índia, paó
Chinese火鸡
Chinese (Traditional)吐綬雞, 火雞
Chuvashахаль кăркка
Cornishturki, yar Gyni
Creemisihyêw, misihêw
Croatiandivlji puran, Divlja purica, puran
Czechkrocan, krocan divoký
DanishKalkun
DutchWilde Kalkoen, Kalkoen
Esperantonordamerika meleagro, meleagro, Komuna meleagro
Estonianmetskalkun, kalkun
Faroesekalkun, Kalkunur
Finnishkalkkuna
FrenchDindon sauvage, Dinde sauvage, Dindon
Frisiankalkoen
GalicianPavo común
GermanTruthuhn, Bronzetruthuhn
Greekδιάνος, γαλοπούλα, κούρκος, kourkοs, dianοs, Γαλoπoύλα, galοpoula
Hebrewהודן בר, הודן־בר
Hungarianvadpulyka, pulyka
Icelandickalkún, Kalkúni
Irishpavo, turcaí
ItalianTacchino comune, Tacchino selvatico, Tacchino
Japaneseシチメンチョウ
Kazakhкәдімгі күркетауық, жабайы күркетауық
LatvianZiemeļu tītars, meža tītars, titars, tītars
Lithuaniankalakutas, Meksikinis kalakutas, laukinis kalakutas
LuxembourgishSchnuddelhong
Macedonianmisirka, мисирка
Maltesedundjan
Manxkellagh frangagh, Turkee feie
Mongolianзэрлэг цацагт хяруул
Northern SamiKálkon
Norwegiankalkun, Kalkun
Norwegian NynorskKalkun
Occitanpiòt
Polishindyk (zwyczajny), Indyk zwyczajny, indyk
Portugueseperú, Perú-bravo, peru-bravo
RomanianCurcan sălbatic, curcan, tudkano tudka
Romanshgaldin
Russianдикая индейка, индюк, Обыкновенная индейка, Индейка обыкновенная, dikaja indejka, Индейка
Sardinianghindu, caboni de ěndias, pioccu, dindu, pudda d'ìndia, pudda d'endia, dìndulu, caboni de ìndias
SerbianDivlja ćurka, ćuran, ћуран
Slovakmorka divá, morka
Slovenianpura, puran, Divji puran
SpanishPavo Común, Guajalote Silvestre, Guajolote gallipavo , Guajalote gallipavo, guajalote norteño, pavo, Guajolote Norteño, Guajolote gallipavo
Swedishkalkon
Tajikмурғи марҷони муқаррарӣ
Tatarкүркә , Төньяк Америка күркәсе
Thaiไก่งวง
TurkishYabani Hindi
Turkmenhindi
Ukrainianіндик великий, indik, індик
Uzbekоддий ѐввойи курка
Welshtwrci, Twrcen