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title: "Ocellated Turkey"
description: "Meleagris ocellata — Uccelli. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/ocellated-turkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Ocellated Turkey

> Meleagris ocellata — Uccelli. 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.

- Scientific name: *Meleagris ocellata*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2710
- Wikidata: [Q94601](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94601)
- iNaturalist taxon: [913](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/913)

## Names

- en: Ocellated Turkey
- de: Pfauentruthuhn
- es: Pavo o guajolote ocelado
- fr: Dindon ocellé
- nl: Pauwkalkoen
- pt: Peru-ocelado
- pl: Indyk pawi

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1508), GT (738), BZ (250)

## Summary

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 considered 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 70–122 cm (28–48 in) long and an average weight of 3 kg (6.6 lb) in females and 5 kg (11 lb) in males.
The ocellated turkey lives only in a 130,000 km2 (50,000 sq…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellated_turkey

## Photo

![Ocellated Turkey](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ocellated-turkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145868493

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ocellated-turkey?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).