Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Pavón comun |
| Bulgarian | Дива пуйка |
| Catalan | Paó comu |
| Chinese | 火雞 |
| Croatian | Divlja purica |
| Czech | krocan divoký |
| Dutch | Kalkoen |
| English (United States) | Wild Turkey |
| Finnish | kalkkuna |
| French | Dindon sauvage |
| German | Truthuhn |
| Greek | Γαλοπούλα |
| Hebrew | הודן בר |
| Icelandic | Kalkúni |
| 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 |
| Spanish | Guajolote Gallipavo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Guajolote Norteño |
| Spanish (Spain) | Guajolote gallipavo |
| Swedish | kalkon |
| Thai | ไก่งวง |
| Turkish | Yabani Hindi |
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758
Definitions
- MELEAGRIS
- meleagris
- gallopavo
- Gallopavo
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Authors
Jon T. McRoberts, Mark C. Wallace, and Stephen W. Eaton
Recommended Citation
McRoberts, J. T., M. C. Wallace, and S. W. Eaton (2020). Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wiltur.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- April 4, 2014
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Authors
Jon T. McRoberts, Mark C. Wallace, and Stephen W. Eaton
Revisors
Jon T. McRoberts and Mark C. Wallace
Recommended Citation
McRoberts, J. T., M. C. Wallace, and S. W. Eaton (2014). Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.22
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1992
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Recommended Citation
Eaton, Stephen W. 1992. Wild Turkey. In The Birds of North America, No. 22 (A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.22.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 10, 2015
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Authors
William F. Porter and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Porter, W.F. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.