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Ocellated Turkey

Meleagris ocellata Cuvier, 1820

Status not recordedbirds

The ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.7 kg to 5.53 kg.

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Quick facts about the ocellated turkey

Weight
2.7 kg – 5.53 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
12
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Migration
Sedentary
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ocellated turkey live?

Not recorded

Is the ocellated turkey endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ocellated turkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusMeleagris
  7. SpeciesMeleagris ocellata Cuvier, 1820

Synonyms Agriocharis ocellata, Agriocharis ocellata ocellata

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • ديك رومي ذو عييناتArabic
  • Паунова пуйкаBulgarian
  • gall dindi ocel·latCatalan
  • krocan pavíCzech
  • Twrci llygedynnogWelsh
  • PåfuglekalkunDanish
  • PfauentruthuhnGerman
  • ocela meleagroEsperanto
  • Pavo oceladoSpanish
  • silmikkalkunEstonian
  • jukataninkalkkunaFinnish
  • Dindon ocelléFrench
  • PaukalkoenWestern Frisian
  • Paunastolika ćurkaSerbian (Latin)
  • תרנגול הודו עינוניHebrew
  • नेत्रांकित टर्कीHindi
  • šareni puranCroatian
  • pávaszemes pulykaHungarian
  • Kalkun merakIndonesian
  • Tacchino ocellatoItalian
  • ヒョウモンシチメンチョウJapanese
  • 오셀레이트들칠면조Korean
  • Көз темгил курпKyrgyz
  • akiniuotasis kalakutasLithuanian
  • Briļļainais tītarsLatvian
  • Паунова мисиркаMacedonian
  • Сӹнзӓлыкан немӹццӹвӹWestern Mari
  • PauwkalkoenDutch
  • flekkalkunNorwegian
  • Piòt ocellatOccitan
  • indyk pawiPolish
  • peru-oceladoPortuguese
  • Глазчатая индейкаRussian
  • morka leskláSlovak
  • pavji puranSlovenian
  • Jукатанска ћуркаSerbian
  • arguskalkonSwedish
  • Aynalı HindiTurkish
  • індик малийUkrainian
  • Gà tây mắt đơnVietnamese
  • 眼斑火鸡Chinese
  • Jukatana meleagroEsperanto
  • Guajolote oceladoSpanish
  • Pavo o guajolote oceladoSpanish
  • Jukatanska ćurkaSerbian
  • Gökkuşağı HindiTurkish
  • 眼斑吐綬雞Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ocellated turkey

Other species in the same genus Meleagris.

LC, Least Concern
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Wild turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Phasianidae

CompareOcellated Turkey vs Wild turkey

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ocellated turkey?

An adult ocellated turkey weighs 2.7 kg – 5.53 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ocellated turkey?

The ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{ocellated_turkey_2026,
  title = {Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ocellated-turkey},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}