Meleagridinae

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Meleagridinae Phylum Chordata Rank Subfamily		Order Galliformes Mass Ocellated turkey: 5 kg Higher classification Phasianidae

Length Ocellated turkey: 70 – 120 cm Similar Ocellated turkey, Agelastes, Anatalavis, Dendrortyx, Aepypodius

Meleagridinae is a subfamily of birds in the family Phasianidae. It includes turkeys and their extinct relatives.

Systematics

Genus Meleagris

Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo

Domesticated turkey

Ocellated turkey Meleagris ocellata

Californian turkey Meleagris californica †

Meleagris crassipes †

Genus Proagriocharis †

Proagriocharis kimballensis †

Genus Rhegminornis †

Rhegminornis calobates †

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