Wild Turkey

Large dark bird with a bluish head, red wattles and a rusty tail.

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Common Name

Wild Turkey

Comments

Call is similar to a barnyard turkey. Feeds on acorns, fruit and seeds and roosts in trees at night. Is Arizona’s largest game bird.

Scientific Name

Meleagris gallopavo

Habitat

Oak and pine woodlands.

Size

To 48 in. (1.2 m)