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Species profile—Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phasianidae (pheasants and quail) → Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Phasianidae (pheasants and quail)
Scientific name
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758
Common name
wild turkey
WildNet taxon ID
19667
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19667.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024