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Primary Traits
4,305 g
0 m - 300 m
48
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Meleagris ocellata
English name
Ocellated Turkey
Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Meleagris
Species
ocellata
Data source
HBW2, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
3,000 g
Maximum female mass
4,000 g
Minimum male mass
4,000 g
Maximum male mass
5,000 g
Minimum unsexed mass
5,525 g
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
4,305 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
300 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
300 m
Typical elevation
150 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Herbivore
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
0.8
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
8
Maximum clutch size
15
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
28 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
11.5
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary