Wild Turkey

species of turkey native to North America
Taxon taxon Q26844
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Wild Turkey

Summary

Wild Turkey is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Wild Turkey's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Wild Turkey is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Wild Turkey's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Wild Turkey is classified within Meleagris[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Wild Turkey is Meleagris gallopavo[7].
  • Wild Turkey's Commons category is recorded as Meleagris gallopavo[8].
  • Wild Turkey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meleagris gallopavo[9].
  • Wild Turkey's Commons gallery is recorded as Meleagris gallopavo[10].
  • Wild Turkey's main food source is recorded as nut[11].
  • Wild Turkey's main food source is recorded as acorn[12].
  • Wild Turkey's main food source is recorded as grain[13].
  • Wild Turkey's main food source is recorded as insect[14].
  • Wild Turkey's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Wild Turkey's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].
  • Wild Turkey's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. gallopavo'}[17].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wild Turkey'}[18].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Truthuhn'}[19].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Guajolote gallipavo'}[20].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Gall dindi comú'}[21].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Krocan divoký'}[22].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Metskalkun'}[23].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kalkun'}[24].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シチメンチョウ'}[25].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kalkun'}[26].
  • Wild Turkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kalkkuna'}[27].

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Classification

Wild Turkey's scientific name is Meleagris gallopavo[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Meleagris[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Truthuhn'}[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Guajolote gallipavo'}[20], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Gall dindi comú'}[21], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Krocan divoký'}[22], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Metskalkun'}[23].

Identifiers

Wild Turkey's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 906[28]. Wild Turkey's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9103[29]. Wild Turkey's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510619[30]. Wild Turkey's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9606290[31]. Wild Turkey's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176136[32].

Why It Matters

Wild Turkey has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag wild-turkey
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: wild-turkey, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289971497|wild turkey (#289971497)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Parent taxon Meleagris
    Topic's main category Category:Meleagris gallopavo
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556179605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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