Species profile
Ocellated Turkey
Meleagris ocellata
Quick answer
SE Mexico (Yucatán Pen.) to n Guatemala (Petén) and Belize
- Scientific name
- Meleagris ocellata
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Meleagris
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Ocellated Turkey in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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- Alectoris bavarica (Alectoris bavarica)
- Altai snowcock (Tetrao altaicus)
- Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
- Annamite Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata)
- Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)