Wild Turkey / Meleagris gallopavo LC
- Synonyms Florida Turkey, Turkey, Rio Grande Turkey, Merriam's Turkey, Eastern Turkey, Common Turkey, Mexican Turkey, Plain Turkey, Feral Turkey
- Old latin name for bird Meleagris galloparvo, Ardea sellardsi
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Where to see Wild Turkey
- Breeding region Middle America, North America
- Breeding subregion s Canada, USA and n Mexico
Wild Turkey subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo | s Mexico | - | No |
| Meleagris gallopavo intermedia | n Texas to ec Mexico | - | No |
| Meleagris gallopavo merriami | w USA | - | No |
| Meleagris gallopavo mexicana | nw, nc Mexico | - | No |
| Meleagris gallopavo osceola | Florida (USA) | - | No |
| Meleagris gallopavo silvestris | s Canada and c, e USA | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аБнатә ШӘишәи |
| Afrikaans | Kalkoen |
| Albanian | gjeli i detit |
| Azerbaijani | adi hinduşka |
| Bashkir | ҡырағай хәлдә күркә |
| Basque | indioilar |
| Belarusian | дзікая індычка, dzikaja indyčka, Індычка |
| Bengali | ফনয টাচকি |
| Breton | kilhog-indez, Yar-Indez |
| Bulgarian | дива пуйка, Дива пуйка, diva pujka |
| Catalan | polla d'índia, gall dindi comú, Paó comu, gall dindi, paó |
| Chinese | 火鸡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 火雞, 吐綬雞 |
| Chuvash | ахаль кăркка |
| Cornish | turki, yar Gyni |
| Cree | misihyêw, misihêw |
| Croatian | divlji puran, Divlja purica, puran |
| Czech | krocan, krocan divoký |
| Danish | Kalkun |
| Dutch | Wilde Kalkoen, Kalkoen |
| Esperanto | nordamerika meleagro, meleagro, Komuna meleagro |
| Estonian | kalkun, metskalkun |
| Faroese | Kalkunur, kalkun |
| Finnish | kalkkuna |
| French | Dindon sauvage, Dindon, Dinde sauvage |
| Frisian | kalkoen |
| Galician | Pavo común |
| German | Truthuhn, Bronzetruthuhn |
| Greek | dianοs, galοpoula, κούρκος, kourkοs, Γαλoπoύλα, διάνος, γαλοπούλα |
| Hebrew | הודן־בר, הודן בר |
| Hungarian | pulyka, vadpulyka |
| Icelandic | Kalkúni, kalkún |
| Irish | turcaí, pavo |
| Italian | Tacchino, Tacchino comune, Tacchino selvatico |
| Japanese | シチメンチョウ |
| Kazakh | жабайы күркетауық, кәдімгі күркетауық |
| Latvian | titars, tītars, Ziemeļu tītars, meža tītars |
| Lithuanian | kalakutas, laukinis kalakutas, Meksikinis kalakutas |
| Luxembourgish | Schnuddelhong |
| Macedonian | мисирка, misirka |
| Maltese | dundjan |
| Manx | Turkee feie, kellagh frangagh |
| Mongolian | зэрлэг цацагт хяруул |
| Northern Sami | Kálkon |
| Norwegian | kalkun |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Kalkun |
| Occitan | piòt |
| Polish | indyk (zwyczajny), Indyk zwyczajny, indyk |
| Portuguese | Perú-bravo, perú, peru-bravo |
| Romanian | Curcan sălbatic, curcan, tudkano tudka |
| Romansh | galdin |
| Russian | dikaja indejka, дикая индейка, Индейка, Обыкновенная индейка, индюк, Индейка обыкновенная |
| Sardinian | dindu, pioccu, caboni de ěndias, ghindu, caboni de ìndias, dìndulu, pudda d'endia, pudda d'ìndia |
| Serbian | ћуран, ćuran, Divlja ćurka |
| Slovak | morka divá, morka |
| Slovenian | pura, Divji puran, puran |
| Spanish | Guajalote gallipavo, Guajolote gallipavo, Guajalote Silvestre, Guajolote gallipavo , pavo, Guajolote Norteño, guajalote norteño, Pavo Común |
| Swedish | kalkon |
| Tajik | мурғи марҷони муқаррарӣ |
| Tatar | күркә , Төньяк Америка күркәсе |
| Thai | ไก่งวง |
| Turkish | Yabani Hindi |
| Turkmen | hindi |
| Ukrainian | індик великий, indik, індик |
| Uzbek | оддий ѐввойи курка |
| Welsh | Twrcen, twrci |