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Ocellated Turkey
Meleagris ocellata
The Ocellated Turkey is a brilliantly colored bird native to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico and parts of Central America. It is easily recognized by its iridescent blue-green plumage, distinctive eye-shaped spots (ocelli) on its tail feathers, and a bright blue head adorned wit…
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- The Ocellated Turkey is found only in a small region of Central America and cannot be found in the wild anywhere else in the world.
- Ocellated Turkeys are known for their spectacular courtship displays, where males fan their strikingly patterned tails and produce unique drumming and gobbling sounds. Unlike most turkeys, they have no beard and their legs are a bright orange color.
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