Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
GenusMeleagris (Turkeys)
SpeciesMeleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Galápagos Islands

1 Verified records at Galápagos Islands

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 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 (M. g. domesticus), which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey (not the related ocellated turkey). Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Wild Turkey at Galápagos Islands — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
6	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
10	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
11	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
13	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
15	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
23	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
24	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
25	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
26	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
27	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
28	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
29	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
30	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
31	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
32	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
33	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
34	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
35	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
37	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
38	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
39	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
40	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
41	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
42	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

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