Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Subspecies (6)
Jon T. McRoberts, Mark C. Wallace, and Stephen W. Eaton
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 4, 2014
Text last updated April 4, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Wilde Kalkoen |
| Asturian | Pavñn comun |
| Bulgarian | Дива пуйка |
| Catalan | gall dindi comú |
| Chinese | 火雞 |
| Croatian | divlji puran |
| Czech | krocan divoký |
| Dutch | Kalkoen |
| English | Wild Turkey |
| English (United States) | Wild Turkey |
| Finnish | kalkkuna |
| French | Dindon sauvage |
| French (France) | Dindon sauvage |
| German | Truthuhn |
| Greek | Γαλοπούλα |
| Hebrew | הודן בר |
| Icelandic | Kalkúni |
| Italian | Tacchino selvatico |
| Japanese | シチメンチョウ |
| Norwegian | kalkun |
| Polish | indyk (zwyczajny) |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Perú-bravo |
| Russian | Индейка |
| Serbian | Divlja ćurka |
| Slovak | morka divá |
| Slovenian | Puran |
| Spanish | Guajolote Gallipavo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Guajolote Norteño |
| Spanish (Peru) | Pavo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Guajolote gallipavo |
| Swedish | kalkon |
| Thai | ไก่งวง |
| Turkish | Yabani Hindi |
| Ukrainian | Індик великий |
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Meleagris Gallopavo
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.156.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America = Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELEAGRIS
- meleagris
- gallopavo
- Gallopavo
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Wild Turkey in North America.
