Small game - birds

Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a bird of the Phasianidae family. Other names: turkey, fitka, biba, pipa. It comes from the American turkey family. It was domesticated in Mexico at the end of the 15th century. It was brought to Europe at the beginning of the 16th century. It spread in Bulgaria during the Ottoman rule. Climatic and economic conditions are very favorable for its cultivation, but it is relatively underrepresented, mainly in private farms. The turkey is the big bird. There is a skin growth on the upper part of the beak, and specific warts (corals) on the head and neck. He has a well-developed pectoral musculature. The head and upper half of the neck are not feathered. The color of the beak and legs harmonizes with the plumage.