Turkeys (Meleagrididae)
Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) - HBW 2, p. 375
French: Dindon ocellé
German: Pfauentruthuhn
Spanish: Guajolote Ocelado
Taxonomy: Meleagris ocellata Cuvier, 1820, Gulf of Honduras.
Historically classified in monotypic genus Agriocharis, but observed differences do not appear to justify this treatment. Monotypic.
Distribution: Central America, in Yucatán Peninsula; from N Belize W to E Chiapas (Mexico), and S to N Petén (Guatemala).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird walking and a close-up of the head Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 16 March 2002 5 years ago 32 sec 3.5 -
A bird walking on a field. Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 August 2005 5 years ago 34 sec 3.5 -
Two birds standing opposite each other, one gently pecking at the other bird's neck. Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 August 2005 5 years ago 24 sec 3.5 -
Three birds foraging in a field. Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 August 2005 5 years ago 15 sec 3.4 -
A bird preening its feathers. Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 August 2005 5 years ago 36 sec 3 -
A group of birds foraging on the grass. Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 1 December 2007 4 years ago 12 sec 2.7
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Portrait
Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala
Tomas Grim 2 July 2004 1 year ago 3.4 -
A poor picture
Locality Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
Guy Poisson 28 December 2012 18 weeks ago 3.2 -
Two birds on the ground.
Locality El Nido Aviary, Ixtapaluca, Mexico State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 April 1993 41 weeks ago 2.5
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