The Ocellated Turkey is a species of turkey residing primarily in the Yucatán Peninsula. A relative of the more common Wild Turkey , it was sometimes previously treated in a genus of its own but the differences between this species and ''Meleagris gallopavo'' are too small to justify generic segregation. It is relatively large bird, at around 70–122 cm long and an average weight of 3 kg in females and 5 kg in males.
The Ocellated Turkey lives only in a 130,000 km2 range of the Yucatán.. more
Similar species: Landfowl
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Uploaded Feb 24, 2018. Captured May 4, 2017 08:45 in Quintana Roo Nuevo Durango - Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
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In some places, such as Tikal, they are as tame as peacocks, but this was the only one I saw in 4 months in Yucatan. I was watching the monkeys, and it suddenly appeared, not ten meters away from me, slowly crossed the path, and disappeared without a sound. A magical experience. Posted 7 years ago