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| Ocellated turkey | |
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| Male, Peten, Guatemala | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Meleagris |
| Species: | M. ocellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Meleagris ocellata Cuvier, 1820
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Agriocharis ocellata | |
The ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is a species of turkey residing primarily in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, as well as in parts of Belize and Guatemala.[1] A relative of the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), it was sometimes previously considered in a genus of its own (Agriocharis), but the differences between the two turkeys are currently considered too small to justify generic segregation.[2][3] It is a relatively large bird, at around 70–122 cm (28–48 in) long and an average weight of 3 kg (6.6 lb) in females and 5 kg (11 lb) in males.
The ocellated turkey lives only in a 130,000 km2 (50,000 sq mi) range in the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico—which includes all or part of the states of Quintana Roo, Campeche, Yucatán, Tabasco, and Chiapas—as well as the northern and western parts of Belize and northern Guatemala.
The ocellated turkey was considered endangered by Mexican authorities as recently as 2002[4] and has been considered Near Threatened by the IUCN since 2004.[1]
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2020). "Meleagris ocellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22679529A178204994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22679529A178204994.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Kitty F. Emery; Christopher M. Gotz (2013). The Archaeology of Mesoamerican Animals. Lockwood Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-937040-15-4.
- ^ Robert Ridgway (1941). "Genus Agriocharis Chapman". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. U.S. Government Printing Office: 458.
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