Gould’s turkey

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Gould’s turkey is a large, wild turkey subspecies native to the mountainous regions of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, known for its long legs, pale plumage, and preference for pine-oak habitats.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gould’s turkey canonical 2
Meleagris gallopavo 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird ⓘ
game bird ⓘ
wild turkey subspecies ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonNameOf Meleagris gallopavo mexicana ⓘ
conservationConcern habitat loss ⓘ
overhunting in parts of its range ⓘ
diet acorns ⓘ
green vegetation ⓘ
insects ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
distinguishedBy paler plumage and longer legs than other wild turkey subspecies ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Merriam’s turkey ⓘ
Rio Grande turkey ⓘ
family Phasianidae ⓘ
foundIn Arizona ⓘ
Chihuahua ⓘ
Durango ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Sonora ⓘ
mountainous regions ⓘ
genus Meleagris ⓘ
hasCharacteristic large body size ⓘ
long legs ⓘ
longer neck than many other turkey subspecies ⓘ
pale plumage ⓘ
relatively long tail ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maleDisplayFeature beard of coarse feathers on the breast ⓘ
caruncles ⓘ
iridescent body feathers ⓘ
snood ⓘ
namedAfter John Gould ⓘ
nativeTo Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
Sierra Madre Oriental ⓘ
northern Mexico ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
order Galliformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Meleagris gallopavo ⓘ
linked to: Gould’s turkey
plumageColor paler overall than other wild turkey subspecies ⓘ
reproduction ground-nesting ⓘ
lays eggs in concealed ground nests ⓘ
subjectOf reintroduction programs in the United States ⓘ
taxonRank subspecies ⓘ
typicalHabitat montane woodland ⓘ
pine-oak forest ⓘ
riparian areas within pine-oak zones ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Huachuca Mountains → fauna → Gould’s turkey ⓘ
Chiricahua Mountains → fauna → Gould’s turkey ⓘ
Gould’s turkey → parentTaxon → Meleagris gallopavo ⓘ
linked to: Gould’s turkey