Meleagris Genus

A turkey is a large birds in the genus Meleagris. The Wild Turkey, is native to the forests of North America.

The Domestic turkey is a descendant of the Wild Turkey.

Turkeys have a distinctive fleshy wattle that hangs from the underside of the beak, and a fleshy protuberance that hangs from the top of its beak called a snood.

Species