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Videnskabeligt navn: Meleagris ocellata

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Kendetegn

Males are iridescent with brilliant blue and green plumage on head and neck, lacking the beard of common turkeys; females are duller brown-bronze with less iridescence. Both sexes have characteristic ocelli (eye-spots) on tail and wing coverts, smaller overall frame than wild turkeys.

Størrelse og vægt

Males 1.0–1.2 kg, females 0.7–0.9 kg; body length 55–65 cm.

Levested

Ocellated turkeys inhabit dense tropical lowland forests, humid woodlands, and scrubland in the Yucatan Peninsula region. They prefer areas with closed canopy and thick understory vegetation, typically at sea level to 500 m altitude.

Udbredelse

Endemic to the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala). Found exclusively in lowland tropical forest regions, concentrated in protected reserves and undisturbed woodland.

Føde

Forages on ground for seeds, fallen fruit, invertebrates, and vegetation; consumes seeds from palms and fallen hardwood fruit seasonally.

Adfærd

Diurnal ground-feeder, often solitary or in pairs outside breeding season; males territorial and vocal at dawn. Roosts in trees at night and moves between feeding areas at dawn and dusk.

Jagttips

Look for scratches and shallow scrapes in leaf litter where birds forage, and droppings near roosting trees. Approach quietly through dense cover in early morning or late afternoon when birds move between roost and feeding grounds. Stalk slowly into wind, listening for soft calls and ground movement through understory.

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