ᎬᎾ

?Turkeys
ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎬᎾ, Meleagris gallopavo
Scientific classification
ᎴᎬᎾᎻ: gantlaiia ᏆᎢᎳᎻ: Chordata ᏗᎦᎪᏗ: Aves ᎣᎸᏙ: Galliformes ᏥᏓᎾᎷ: Meleagrididae GR ᎤᏍᎪᎸ ᏌᎪᏂᎨ, 1840 ᎨᏄᏍ: Meleagris Linnaeus, 1758
Species
M. gallopavo M. ocellata

ᎬᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏊ ᏌᏊ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ ᎡᏆ ᏥᏍᏆᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ Meleagris. ᎬᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᏆ classed ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ gamebird ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎠᏔᏃᏲ-ᏓᏍᏓᏅᏅ ᏚᎷᏨ ᎦᏂᏓᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᎾᏗᏫᏍᏗd ᎠᎩᎳᎨᏂ. ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ galliform ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏂᎦᏲᎵ ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎦᏲᎵᎨ colourful. ᎬᏙᏗ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ wingspans 1.5-1.8 metres, ᎯᎠ ᎬᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎢᏅ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏔᏂᎢᏍᏗ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᏆ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏛ ᎠᏙᎯ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᏌ ᎠᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏅᎯ ᎢᏳᏓᎵ ᎦᎵᏓᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎫ ᏐᎢ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ.

ᎯᎠ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏴᏢ ᎠᎺᎵᎨn ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎬᎾ (M. gallopavo) ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᎺᎵᎨn Ocellated ᎬᎾ (M. ocellata).

ᎯᎠ ᎪᎯᏊ ᎢᏴ ᏥᎩ ᎫᏄᏡᏂ ᎬᎾ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎤᏙᎷᏩᏛᏓ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎬᎾ. ᎯᎠ Ocellated ᎬᎾ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᏄᏓᎷᎸᎾ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎫᏄᏡᏂ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ Mayans. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎭ ᏭᏪᏙᎢ speculated Ꮎ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎦᏓᏆᎵ ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ Ꮝ ᎤᏴᏢ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎾᎥᏂᎨ ᎡᎵᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎡᏙᎠ ᎫᏄᏡᏂ ᎤᏂᎲ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ Ꮭ morphological ᎪᎯᏳᏙ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎪᎯ ᎪᎷᏩᏛᏗ. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ, ᎯᎠ ᎦᏁᏥ ᎤᏓᏂᏝᏅ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏪᏅᏒ ᎬᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏧᎸᏌᏓ ᎪᎯᏳᏙ ᎠᎦᏲᎳᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎬᎾ, ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ Ocellated ᎬᎾ ᎾᏛᏁ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᎭ ᎪᎯ ᎤᏓᏂᏝᏅ.

ᎬᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎢ hunted, ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎬᎾ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎤᏴᏢ ᎠᎺᎵᎨ. ᏧᏓᎴᎿᎢ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏪᏅᏒ ᎾᎥᏂᎨ ᎡᎵᏍᏗ, ᎯᎠ ᎬᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏓᏰᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏣᏄᎳ ᎤᏝᏅᏓᏕᎲ.

ᏓᎪᏍᎬ

ᎯᎳᎪ ᎢᏳ Europeans ᎢᎬᏱ encountered ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎺᎵᎨ, ᎤᏅᏌ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ identified ᎠᏂ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ African Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎬᎾ-ᏒᎯᏰᏱ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ Ꮝ ᏛᏓᏓᏂᎸᎬ Europe ᏗᎬᏩᎶᏒ ᎬᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏚᏙᎥ Ꮎ ᏙᏱᏗᏢ ᎦᏚᎲ ᎦᏗᎸ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎯᎠ ᏚᏙᎥ ᎯᎠ ᏴᏩᏁᎬ ᏥᏍᏆ. ᎯᎠ ᎤᏦᎠᏎᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ reflected ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏏᎾᏍᏛ ᏚᏙᎥ: meleagris ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎪᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᏕᎳ-ᏧᏓᎳᎾᏓ.

ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏐᎢ ᏗᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎬᎾ, ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏙᎪᏩᎸ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎬᎾ.

ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎬᎾ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭᏊ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎠᏩᏛᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎦᏁᎸ ᎡᏍᎦᏂ.

ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎬᎾ ᎦᏅᏅᎢ, Georgetown, ᎤᎦᎾᏭ Carolina

ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏐᎢ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᏆ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏱᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ "ᎬᎾ" ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎥᏂᎨᎢ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏓᏛᏂ: ᎯᎠ Australian ᎦᏄᎪᏅᏙᏗ-ᎬᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ megapode, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏍᏆ ᏱᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ "Australian ᎬᎾ" ᎨᏒᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏯᏛᎾ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎯᎠ Australian Bustard, gruiform.

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