In my neighborhood in Cambridge, I could see that a wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) was recently spotted down the street.
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While Lula didn't actually take down this full-grown male Eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris)...at least I don't think she did or I might need to start running the next time she licks her lips at me...cats like her are responsible for billions of kills per year.
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One subspecies of wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, namely subspecies osceola, is found only in Florida.C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Wild turkey: Meleagris gallopavo, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed.
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The province is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. The birdlife is diverse including Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo,C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Wild turkey: Meleagris gallopavo, GlobalTwitcher.
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The modern domesticated turkey is descended from one of six subspecies of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) found in the present Mexican states of Jalisco, Guerrero and Veracruz.C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Wild turkey: Meleagris gallopavo, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed.
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Hosts of this species include domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) and Swainson's Francolin (Francolinus swainsoni).
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Hunting and trapping species include bear (Ursus americanus), deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Hunting and furtaking species include deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Hunting, trapping and furtaking opportunities include deer (Odocoileus virgianus), Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Hunting, trapping and furtaking opportunities include deer (Odocoileus virgianus), Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Hunting, furtaking and trapping species include deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Hunting and trapping game include deer (Odocoileus virginianus), rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Hunting and furtaking species include white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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The prairie used to support quantities of bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus), eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris), and a variety of songbird species.
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This species infects knots (Calidris canutus), bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) and turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). Infection of turkeys causes anaemia, splenomegaly and decreased growth but is not normally fatal.
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Hunting and furtaking species include coyote (Canis latrans), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), gray squirrel, (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Game in the Game Lands include deer (Odocoileus virginianus), dove (Zenaida macroura), Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), raccoon (Procyon lotor), turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), woodcock (Scolopax minor), and trout.
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The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), on average between the sexes, is probably the largest bird the great horned owl hunts in which they kill adults. Both full-grown wild turkeysSchemnitz, S. D., D. L. Goerndt & . H. Jones. 1985.
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Hunting and furtaking species include Black bear (Ursus americanus), Coyote (Canis latrans), deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Hunting and furtaking species include bear (Ursus americanus), Coyote (Canis latrans), deer (Odocoileus virginianus), ducks, Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), Canada goose (Branta canadensis), grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Raccoon (Procyoon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Hunting and furtaking species include bear (Ursus americanus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and Woodcock (Scolopax minor).
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Hunting and trapping game include black bear (Ursus americanus), deer (Odocoileus virginianus), ducks, geese (Branta canadensis), Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Virginia oppossum (Didelphis virginiana), pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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They relied heavily on domesticated corn, beans, and squash and a domesticated breed of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). In the Pueblo II period, they "construct[ed] reservoirs, checkdams, and farming terraces in an effort to capture and conserve water for agricultural use." By c.
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Avipoxviruses like all viruses is an obligate intracellular parasite. It uses host translational machinery to replicate its genome. Avipoxviruses only infect birds, particularly wild fowl, and in this case wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Avipoxviruses are not able to complete their replication in non – avian species.
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Hunting and furtaking species include bear (Ursus americanus), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), coyote (Canis latrans), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Fisher (Pekania pennanti), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Ovomucoid is a protein found in egg whites. It is a trypsin inhibitor with three protein domains of the Kazal domain family. The homologs from chickens (Gallus gallus) and especially turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) are best characterized. It is not the same as ovomucin, another egg white protein.
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In other bird species, similar feather colour dilutions have been described, including the autosomal recessive slate turkey (Meleagris gallopavo),Jaap, R.G., Milby, T.T. Comparative genetics of blue plumage in poultry. Poult Sci 1944, 23:3-8. milky pigeon (Columba livia),Levi, W.M. The pigeon. Sumter, SC: Levi Publishing; 1957.
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Although Black bear (Ursus americanus) inhabit this area it is not often pursued. Other hunting and furtaking species include Coyote (Canis latrans), deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mink (Neovison vison), Raccoon (Procyoon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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This organism infects the domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and the South American penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus). Morphologically this parasite resembles Plasmodium relictum closely. In the penguin infection may be fatal with splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, hydropericardium and pulmonary oedema. Tissue meronts may occur in the macrophages and endothelial cells of multiple organs.
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This species was first described in 1975 by Telford and Forrester in a wild turkeyTelford S.R., Jr. and Forrester D.J. (1975) Plasmodium (Huffia) hermani sp. n. from wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Florida. J. Euk. Microbiol. 22 (3) 324-328 The presence and degree of pigmentation vary with maturity of the host cell.
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Hunting and trapping game include black bear (Ursus americanus), Coyote (Canis latrans), deer (Odocoileus virginianus), ducks, Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), geese (Branta canadensis), grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mink (Neovison vison), Muskrat (Ondaatra zibethicus), opossum (Didelphis virginiana), rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Autumn weights of Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse in Montana. Prairie Naturalist, 16: 49-54. Even more impressive accounts show adult common pheasant estimated to weigh up to can be preyed upon by Cooper's hawks. One wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) taken in Florida was cited with a weight of , which is the size of an adult.
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Hunting, furtaking and trapping species include bear (Ursus americanus), beaver (Castor canadensis), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Coyote (Canis latrans), deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Wood duck (Aix sponsa), Fisher (Pekania pennanti), Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Canada geese (Branta canadensis) Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Mallard (Anas platyfrynchos), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and woodcock (Scolopax minor).
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Also, ponderosa pine provides habitat for the cougar (Puma concolor) and the bobcat (Lynx rufus) as well as birds as western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides), and white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis). The species present in this area affect the vegetation and provide aesthetic value for the people who use this area recreationally.
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Game includes American black bear (Ursus americanus), White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Bats are the non-game animals of interest. U.S. Steel mine is a known bat hibernaculum. Game Lands 105 has a large () stand of aspen (Populus tremuloides) beneficial to the grouse in the area.
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Eimeria acervulina - chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) Eimeria adenoeides - turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Eimeria brunetti - chicken (G. g. domesticus) Eimeria colchici - common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Eimeria curvata - ruddy ground dove (Columbina talpacoti), scaled dove (Scardafella squammata) Eimeria dispersa - turkey (M. gallopavo), bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) Eimeria duodenalis - pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Eimeria fraterculae - Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) Eimeria gallopavonis - turkey (M. gallopavo) Eimeria innocua - turkey (M.
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Turkeys Family Meleagrididae Turkeys are large, long-legged birds that can grow up to four feet in height and weigh up to 30 lbs in the wild. They have a long, broad, rounded tail with 14-19 blunt feathers. They have a naked, wrinkled head and feathered body. The North American wild turkey – Meleagris gallopavo – has five distinct subspecies (Eastern, Rio Grande, Florida [Osceola], Merriam's, and Gould's).
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Hunting and furtaking species include bear (Ursus americanus), coyote (Canis latrans), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Fisher (Pekania pennanti), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), gray squirrel, (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Birdwatching species of interest include Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax cirescens), Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Blue-headed vireo (Vireo solitaries), Black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens), and Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla).
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Hunting and furtaking species include deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mink (Neovison vison), rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). The Game Lands is also managed to benefit non-game species of concern such as Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), and Blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera).
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This plant is attractive to birds, bees, butterflies, and other insects. The seeds are known to be consumed by Rio Grande wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) and mourning doves (Zenaida macroura). Seeds of Texas bullnettle (Cnidoscolus texanus)The seeds, which are edible when ripe, are also consumed by humans. Native Americans harvested bullnettle seeds in the past and some people still eat then today.
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Red-tailed hawks are a threat to the poults typically of the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). However, in one instance, an immature red-tail was observed trying to attack an adult female turkey, which would weigh about (on average). However this red-tail was unable to overpower the turkey hen. Additionally, young domestic turkeys, weighing up to at least or more, have been killed by red-tailed hawks.
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Game Lands 148 is 95% forested with most of the forest cover red oak (Quercus) along with aspen (Populus tremuloides), beech (Fagus), black cherry (Prunus serotina), maple (Acer), spruce (Picea), and tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera). Fur and game includes coyote (Canis latrans), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), pheasant (Phasianus cochicus), raccoon (Procyon lotor), gray squirrel, (Sciurus carolinensis), and wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Game Lands 173 offers hunting and furtaking for beaver (Castor canadensis), Coyote (Canis latrans), White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mink (Neovison vison), Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and possibly Bobcat (Lynx rufus). Non-game birds of special concern in SGL 173 are Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), Cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulean), and Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis Formosa).
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Hunting and furtaking species include bear (Ursus americanus), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Coyote (Canis latrans), deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mink (Neovison vison), Raccoon (Procyoon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). The habitat management goal of SGL 137 is to favor requirements for deer and grouse, which coincides with the non-game focus for aspen stands, interior forest conditions as well as forested riparian areas.
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In some cases, males may pair up to perform mutual, cooperative displays in order to increase courtship success and attract females. This phenomenon can be seen with long-tailed manakins, Chiroxiphia linearis. Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) also engage in co-operative displays in which small groups of males (typically brothers) work together to attract females and deter other competitive males. In many cases, only one male within the group will mate, typically the dominant male.
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Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume 1, Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla. Smithsonian Institution Libraries and The National Science Foundation. The taking of large birds is less well-documented than predation on large mammals and in some cases both in summer and during non-breeding times certainly pertain to nestling predations, such as on storks and cranes, or to pilfering easy large fowl like chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) or domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo).Meine, C. & Archibald, G. (1996).
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Game Lands 189 is 94% forested, the topography is rolling, elevations range from to and tends toward steeper around the streams. Hunting and furtaking species include coyote (Canis latrans), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mink (Neovison vison), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), raccoon (Procyon lotor), gray squirrel, (Sciurus carolinensis), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). An occasional bear (Ursus americanus) has been seen in the area.
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Hunting and furtaking species include North American beaver (Castor canadensis), coyote (Canis latrans), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and other dabbling ducks, Wood duck (Aix sponsa), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), red fox (Vulpes Vulpes), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mink (Neovison vison), Ring- necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), raccoon (Procyon lotor), rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), gray squirrel, (Sciurus carolinensis), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). North Fork Little Beaver Creek is an approved trout stream for fishing opportunities.
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Egg of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) – MHNT The turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, which is native to the Americas. The genus has two extant species: the wild turkey of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey of the Yucatán Peninsula. Males of both turkey species have a distinctive fleshy wattle or protuberance that hangs from the top of the beak (called a snood). They are among the largest birds in their ranges.
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Provo, UT. The chukar is the most significant bird species in the diet in Nevada (at 5.4%) and the second most significant bird species in Washington state (at 11.8%). One native North American "pheasant" known to be occasionally hunted is the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), the largest species of galliform. The golden eagle is the only major avian predator of adult turkeys. The hunting techniques used on pheasants are probably similar to those used for grouse.
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Flatwoods forests dominate the Lake George watershed, with slash pines (Pinus elliottii), saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), and over 100 species of groundcover or herbal plants that grow in poor, sandy soil. Flatwoods pine forests stay relatively dry, but can withstand short periods of flooding. Larger land animals such as wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis), and the largest population of southern bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus) in the contiguous U.S, find it easier to live in the flatwoods.McCarthy, p. 58.
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Original wild plumage color of turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) is bronzed, but solid white plumage color due to an autosomal recessive allele (c) in homocygosis is the most frequent phenotype, extended by domestication and imposed by the requirements of meat processing plants. Hutt and Mueller (1942)Hutt, F.B. and Mueller, C.D. 1942 Sex-linked albinism in the turkey. Journal of Heredity 33, 69-77. found a partial albinism in bronzed turkeys determined by a simple sex-linked gene, which is semi-lethal during incubation period or later.
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Monitor lizards may also be hunted and, as in the martial eagle, the crowned eagle may attack even the largest African monitors, the Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) and the rock monitor (V. albigularis). Domestic animals, including chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), cats (Felis catus), small to medium-sized dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), small pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus), lambs (Ovis aries), and goats (Capra aegagrus hircus), are taken only when wild prey is greatly depleted. Juveniles and subadults, may take unconventional prey more frequently than adults.
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Turkeypox virus is a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus that causes turkeypox. It is one of the most common diseases in the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) population. Turkeypox, like all avipoxviruses, is transmitted either through skin contact or by arthropods (typically mosquitos) acting as mechanical vectors. Turkeypox virus was first reported in a turkey flock in New York by E.L. Burnett, and may be identified by nodular proliferative skin lesions on the non-feathered parts of the body and in the fibrino-necrotic and proliferative lesions in the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract.
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A roast turkey surrounded by Christmas log cake, gravy, sparkling juice, and vegetables The species Meleagris gallopavo is used by humans for their meat. They were first domesticated by the indigenous people of Mexico from at least 800 BC onwards. These domesticates were then either introduced into what is now the US Southwest or independently domesticated a second time by the indigenous people of that region by 200 BC, at first being used for their feathers, which were used in ceremonies and to make robes and blankets. Turkeys were first used for meat by Native Americans by about AD 1100.
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Hunting and furtaking species include bear (Ursus americanus), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Coyote (Canis latrans), deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mink (Neovison vison), Raccoon (Procyoon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). The habitat management goal of SGL 137 is to favor requirements for deer and grouse, which coincides with the non-game focus for aspen stands, interior forest conditions as well as forested riparian areas. In addition, management activities will consider species of concern such as bats (Order Chiroptera), Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica), Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla), and Cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea).
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The Game Lands is dominated by deciduous and coniferous forest, with streams, herbaceous and unvegetated areas, 96.1% forested mostly hardwoods including oaks, also including mountain boulder fields. Hunting, trapping and furtaking opportunities include bear (Ursus americanus), Coyote (Canis latrans), Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), deer (Odocoileus virgianus), Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), opossum (Didelphis virginiana), Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), rabbit (Sylvilgus floridanus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Birdwatching species of interest include Broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypeterus), Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens), Cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea), Worm-eating warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum), and Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla).
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Low-flying pigeons could be killed by throwing sticks or stones. At one site in Oklahoma, the pigeons leaving their roost every morning flew low enough that the Cherokee could throw clubs into their midst, which caused the lead pigeons to try to turn aside and in the process created a blockade that resulted in a large mass of flying, easily hit pigeons. Among the game birds, passenger pigeons were second only to the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in terms of importance for the Native Americans living in the southeastern United States. The bird's fat was stored, often in large quantities, and used as butter.
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Several species of waterbirds, formerly frequently encountered during migration, are only rarely seen nowadays. These include, for example, the common loon (Gavia immer), American wigeon (Anas americana), redhead (Aythya americana), canvasback (Aythya valisneria), and several species of mergansers. Landbirds were apparently less seriously affected; apart from the passenger pigeon, the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) had essentially or completely disappeared by 1900. However, it is not known how many of the numerous species of New World warblers, most of which today only occur only as transient migrants, formerly bred in Seneca County.
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Male courtship behavior includes elaborate visual displays of plumage. They breed seasonally in accordance with the climate and lay three to 16 eggs per year in nests built on the ground or in trees. Gallinaceous birds feed on a variety of plant and animal material, which may include fruits, seeds, leaves, shoots, flowers, tubers, roots, insects, snails, worms, lizards, snakes, small rodents, and eggs. These birds vary in size from the diminutive king quail (Coturnix chinensis) (5 in) long and weighing 28–40 g (1–1.4 oz) to the largest extant galliform species, the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), which may weigh as much as 14 kg (30.5 lb) and may exceed 120 cm (47 in).
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Fish species include Ictalurus punctatus (channel catfish), Stizostedion vitreum (walleye), Esox masquinongy (muskellunge), Morone chrysops (white bass), Ambloplites rupestris (rock bass), and Lepomis megalotis (longear sunfish). The availability of “seeds, berries, nuts, buds, flowers, fleshy roots and twigs” encourages the presence of species such as the Bonasa umbellus (ruffed grouse), Meleagris gallopavo (turkey), Sciurus carolinensis (eastern gray squirrel). Food available in canopy vegetation supports Vireo olivaceus (red-eyed vireo), Wilsonia citrina (hooded warbler), Setophaga ruticilla (American redstart), Sorex fumeus (smoky shrew), Scalopus aquaticus (eastern mole), Neotoma floridana (eastern woodrat), and Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse). These species in turn provide food for predatory birds such as Strix varia (barred owl) and Buteo lineatus (red-shouldered hawk).
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This region is home to a variety of wildlife, including black bear (Ursus americanus), moose (Alces alces), white- tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), coyote (Canis latrans), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), bobcat (Lynx rufus), porcupine (Erithyzon dorsatum), river otter (Lontra canadensis), fisher (Martes pennant), beaver (Castor canadensis), marten (Martes americana), muskrat (Ondatra zibethica), and raccoon (Procyon lot or). The forests are habitat for wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), wood duck (Aix sponsa), great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), and a great number of passerine birds. The area is particularly important as a feeding ground for birds migrating on the Atlantic Flyway. The peatland of western Massachusetts are home to bog turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii).
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Starting in 1918, the state stocked part of the forest with a herd of free-range elk (Cervus canadensis). Today numbering about 850, the elk live in and around the Black River area where Cheboygan, Montmorency and Otsego counties come together. The Mackinaw State Forest is home to a rich diversity of animal species, including the Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), American black bear (Ursus americanus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), American marten (Martes americana), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus). The Mackinaw State Forest is home to Michigan's two most critically endangered species: the Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) and Hungerford's crawling water beetle (Brychius hungerfordi).
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The blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is famed in its native India for its appetite for snakes – even poisonous cobras – which it dispatches with its strong feet and sharp bill. The Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae), green peafowl (Pavo muticus), Bulwer's pheasant and the crestless fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma) are notable for their aptitude to forage for crustaceans such as crayfish and other aquatic small animals in shallow streams and amongst rushes in much the same manner as some members of the rail family (Rallidae). Similarly, although wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) have a diet primarily of vegetation, they will eat insects, mice, lizards, and amphibians, wading in water to hunt for the latter. Domestic hens (Gallus domesticus) share this opportunistic behaviour and will eat insects, mice, worms, and amphibians.
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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 treated 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 long and an average weight of in females and in males. The ocellated turkey lives only in a range in the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico—which includes all or part the states of Quintana Roo, Campeche, Yucatán, Tabasco, and Chiapas—as well as the northern and western parts of Belize and northern Guatemala.
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Between 1916 and 1945, the presidential flag (but not the seal) showed an eagle facing to its left (the viewer's right), which gave rise to the urban legend that the flag is changed to have the eagle face towards the olive branch in peace, and towards the arrows in wartime. Contrary to popular legend, there is no evidence that Benjamin Franklin ever publicly supported the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), rather than the bald eagle, as a symbol of the United States. However, in a letter written to his daughter in 1784 from Paris, criticizing the Society of the Cincinnati, he stated his personal distaste for the bald eagle's behavior. In the letter Franklin states:Bald Eagle, Life History, All About Birds – Cornell Lab of Ornithology. AllAboutBirds.org.
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Rare plants include prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis), rosinweed, tall beak rush, and umbrella grass. The wetlands and floodplain forests provide habitat to nearly half of all migratory birds in Indiana and Michigan and are a vital habitat for resident species as well, such as wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), coyote (Canis latrans), fox, beaver (Castor canadensis), mink (Neovison vison), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), and the rare spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) and northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata), both protected by the State of Michigan. The lower Pigeon River is home to the federally endangered Indiana Bat. In 1969, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources began stocking the lower of the river for steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).
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