Ocellated turkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ocellated turkey lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Meleagris ocellata
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the ocellated turkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ocellated turkey in 3 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ocellated turkey endangered?

The ocellated turkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ocellated turkey?

The ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Meleagris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ocellated turkey

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. 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. 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ocellated turkey (revision 1363682861), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q94601 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).