Wild turkey
A kind of turkey
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About
The wild turkey is a heavy North American game bird that stands nearly waist-high to an adult human.
This species is the heaviest member of the gallinaceous bird order, which includes pheasants, quail, and chickens. Adult males are noticeably larger and heavier than females. Although heavier than most other wild birds in its habitat, it is significantly leaner and more agile than the commercial domestic turkey bred from it.
From Wikipedia
The wild turkey is an upland game bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes. It is the ancestor to the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a wild turkey?
- A wild turkey stands about 2.6 feet (0.8 m) tall, measures 3.3 feet (1 m) long, and weighs around 16.5 pounds (7.5 kg). That makes it about as heavy as a medium-sized bowling ball.
- How much space does a wild turkey take up?
- About 1.98 gal (7.5 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
16.5 lb (7.5 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 1.98 gal (7.5 L)
- Length
- 3.28 ft (1 m)
- Height
- 31.5 in (80 cm)
Quick answer
A wild turkey stands about 2.6 feet (0.8 m) tall, measures 3.3 feet (1 m) long, and weighs around 16.5 pounds (7.5 kg). That makes it about as heavy as a medium-sized bowling ball.
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