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Meleagris gallopavo
Wild Turkey
Dinosaur National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Wild Turkey
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Galliformes, Family Phasianidae, Genus Meleagris, Species Meleagris gallopavo


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CO: S5; UT: SNA
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Catoctin Mountain Park	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colonial National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Everglades National Park
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Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
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George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
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Last Modified Date:	9/29/2004

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