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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusMeleagris
- 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
Relatives of the ocellated turkey
Other species in the same genus Meleagris.

Wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
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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