Wild Turkey.

Scientific name: Meleagris gallopavo.
Family: meleagrididae.
Length: Male 90-120 cm lower than the female.
Habitat: Forests open.
Distribution: Populations scattered throughout North America, from southern Canada to Mexico.
ID: Galliformes habits of land and very large. The male has a glossy feathers and copper, erasing white tips of the wings and a tuft of dark feathers on his chest. the bare head is blue and red and has a red lachrymal caruncle. Spurs large paws. The female is more muted colors and has no tuft.

Seriously threatened by hunting and habitat destruction in the past, the wild turkey, also known as guajolote in Mexico today has recovered strongly in much of its range. The populations remain isolated and scattered, which has led to the emergence of several subspecies. They all have similar habits and appearance and prefer an environment of mixed forests and open meadows: the day by feeding on the grasslands and to spend the night perching on trees. the diet is very diverse and basa in plants, nuts, fruits, seeds, flowers and small animals. For much of the year the turkey vague in groups of one sex, but males gather harems in early spring, which attract females with the peculiar and glugluteo PAVONE of tail feathers. The female digs a hole in shallow soil and puts up to ten eggs, which incubate for a month. Chickens follow a mother and small flocks return to form.

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