Ocellated Turkey
Meleagris ocellataCuvier, GLCFD, 1820
English (US) Ocellated Turkey
The Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: Yucatan Peninsula (southeastern Mexico) to Petén (northern Guatemala) and BelizeRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Meleagris ocellata
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Ocellated Turkey
- Described by
- Cuvier, GLCFD, 1820
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Cuvier, GLCFD, 1820
- Type locality
- Gulf of Honduras.
- Original description
- Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 6 p.1-4 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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