Ocellated Turkey
Most of the time on the ground...at
night usually roost high in trees away
from predators such as jaguars.
night usually roost high in trees away
from predators such as jaguars.
Meleagris ocellata
(L 28-48" Wt f-66 lb, m-11 lb)
Gallon Jug
08Mar2019
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Status is Near
Threatened
Despite their recent
decline, they have
bounced back from the
brink of extinction.
decline, they have
bounced back from the
brink of extinction.
© Bret
Whitney
Whitney
Macaulay
Library
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Regularly greeted us
each morning as we
left our cabin at Chan
Chich Lodge.
Meleagris in Greek means
guinea-fowl; ocellata in Latin
means small eyes.
each morning as we
left our cabin at Chan
Chich Lodge.
Meleagris in Greek means
guinea-fowl; ocellata in Latin
means small eyes.
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