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The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of Wild Turkey (not the related Ocellated Turkey). Although native to North America, the turkey probably got its name due to the domesticated variety being imported to Britain in ships coming from the Levant via Spain. The British at...

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1. (c) Per Verdonk, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7551546@N08/3038308796
2. (c) 2002 California Academy of Sciences, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=118191&one=T
3. (c) Mary Keim, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5250/5352246869_62ce7fb879.jpg
4. (c) Gary Owens, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4360679764_0f0463697d.jpg
5. (c) c michael hogan, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por c michael hogan
6. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meleagris_gallopavo

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• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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