Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Jon T. McRoberts, Terrell D. Rich, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, and Marîa del Coro Arizmendi
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 4, 2012
Text last updated May 4, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Poukalkoen |
Catalan | gall dindi ocel·lat |
Czech | krocan paví |
Dutch | Pauwkalkoen |
English | Ocellated Turkey |
English (United States) | Ocellated Turkey |
Finnish | jukataninkalkkuna |
French | Dindon ocellé |
French (France) | Dindon ocellé |
German | Pfauentruthuhn |
Icelandic | Pákalkúni |
Japanese | ヒョウモンシチメンチョウ |
Norwegian | flekkalkun |
Polish | indyk pawi |
Russian | Глазчатая индейка |
Serbian | Jukatanska ćurka |
Slovak | morka lesklá |
Spanish | Guajolote Ocelado |
Spanish (Mexico) | Guajolote Ocelado |
Spanish (Spain) | Guajolote ocelado |
Swedish | arguskalkon |
Turkish | Aynalı Hindi |
Ukrainian | Індик малий |
Meleagris ocellata Cuvier, 1820
PROTONYM:
Meleagris ocellata
Cuvier, 1820. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 6, p.1-4 pl.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Gulf of Honduras.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELEAGRIS
- meleagris
- ocellata / ocellatum / ocellatus
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Distribution of the Ocellated Turkey