Species Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758

Museums

Regional Maps

• Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [156] [original spelling].

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Feral populations on some offshore islands. Domestic escapes elsewhere.

Introduced.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA, Tas: Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN)

Distribution References

Common Name References

Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 1994. The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories. Monograph 2. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union iv 112 pp. (Wild Turkey)

Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [14] (Wild Turkey)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-Nov-2020	AVES	26-Oct-2022	MODIFIED
10-Nov-2020		04-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
10-Nov-2020		04-May-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)