The Taxonomicon
Entity by Scientific Name
Entity by Epithet
Entity by Identifier
Entity by Common Name
Taxon by Scientific Name (above family group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (family group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (genus group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (species group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (below species group)
Taxon by Authorship
Object by Name
Object by Number
Phenomenon by Name
Homonym
Topic
Person by Last Name / Standard Form
Organization by Name / Abbreviation
Reference by Year
Reference by Title
Home
Site map
|
Contact
Taxon:
Species
Meleagris gallopavo
Linnaeus, 1758
- wild turkey
(bird)
Taxa
Advanced Search
Entity
Show Invalid Names
Show Alternatives
Bookmarks
Set Bookmark
Go to Bookmark
Hierarchy
Nomenclature
Taxonomy
Properties
Relationships
Bibliography
Links
Entity:
Meleagris (Genus)
..†Meleagris californica (Species)
..Meleagris ocellata (Species) - ocellated turkey
..Meleagris gallopavo (Species) - wild turkey
....Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo (Subspecies)
....Meleagris gallopavo intermedia (Subspecies)
....Meleagris gallopavo merriami (Subspecies)
....Meleagris gallopavo mexicana (Subspecies)
....Meleagris gallopavo osceola (Subspecies)
....Meleagris gallopavo silvestris (Subspecies)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank, combination & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 156-157.
Types
Type, by monotypy, of
:
Meleagris
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
E.C. Dickinson (ed.), 2003
: 44.
[implicit]
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Ardea sellardsi
Shufeldt, 1917
Ref:
PBDB
: 9 Mar 2014.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
kalkoen
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
wild turkey
Ref:
E.C. Dickinson (ed.), 2003
: 44.
:
turkey
©2004-2026 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated:
28 Aug 2026