Osceola Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo osceola)
Taxonomy The Osceola Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo osceola) is one of six recognized subspecies of the North American wild turkey, belonging to the class Aves, order Galliformes, family Phasianidae, and genus Meleagris. It was formally described in 1890 by ornithologist W.E.D. Scott, who named it after Florida’s famous Seminole leader, Osceola. The Osceola is genetically … Read more