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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Meleagris gallopavo | Wild Turkey 


ABBREVIATION : 
MEGA

COMMON NAMES : 
   wild turkey
   turkey


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for wild turkey is Meleagris
gallopavo Linnaeus [1].  The six subspecies are distinguished by
coloration, size, and distribution [1,18]:

Meleagris gallopavo ssp. silvestris Vieillot (eastern wild turkey)
M. gallopavo ssp. osceola Scott (Florida wild turkey)
M. gallopavo ssp. mexicana (Gould's wild turkey)
M. gallopavo ssp. merriami Nelson (Merriam's wild turkey)
M. gallopavo ssp. intermedia Sennett (Rio Grande turkey)
M. gallopavo ssp. gallopavo (Mexican wild turkey)


ORDER : 
Galliformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, April 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1992. Meleagris gallopavo. In: Remainder of Citation

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