Wild Turkey

The Wild Turkey is a large, iconic North American game bird known for its iridescent plumage, fan-shaped tail, and bare, colorful head. This body feather exhibits the classic vermiculated brown and black barring characteristic of turkey plumage.

Rich earth tones featuring alternating brown, black, and buff horizontal bars with a pale whitish-grey tip

Pennaceous structure near the tip grading into slightly looser plumulaceous barbs at the base; barbs are intact with standard hooklets

Firm and somewhat stiff vane structure with a matte finish, typical of terrestrial gallinaceous body feathers

Distinctive alternating dark brown and buff transverse bars across a broad, rounded feather vane with a lighter terminal band

Open hardwood and mixed conifer-hardwood forests with scattered clearings, agricultural fields, and swamps

Native to North America, widely distributed across the United States, Mexico, and parts of southern Canada

Serves as an important seed disperser, insect consumer, and prey species for large mammalian and avian predators

Other large gallinaceous birds such as domestic turkeys or certain grouse species, distinguished by specific bar width and coloration

Wild Turkeys can fly in short bursts up to 55 mph and can also swim by tucking their wings and kicking

Good condition with minor wear along the edges, fully intact rachis and vane