Meleagridinae
Meleagridinae is a North American subfamily of birds in the family Phasianidae. It includes turkeys and their extinct relatives.
| Meleagridinae | |
|---|---|
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| Wild turkey | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Meleagridinae |
| Genera | |
Systematics
- Genus Meleagris
- Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Ocellated turkey Meleagris ocellata
- Californian turkey Meleagris californica †[1][2]
- Meleagris crassipes †[3]
- Genus Proagriocharis †
- Genus Rhegminornis †
Notes
- Note: extinct species, late Pleistocene and early Holocene.
- California Department of Fish and Game. Wild Turkey Guide 2005 Archived 2008-10-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- Note: extinct species, late Pleistocene.
- Note: extinct species, late Miocene and early Pliocene.
- Larry D. Martin; James Tate, Jr. (1970). "A new turkey from the Pliocene of Nebraska"
- Note: extinct species, early Miocene.
- Storrs L. Olson; John Farrand, Jr. (1974). "Rhegminornis restudies: a tiny Miocene turkey"
- https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id469956/
References
- Storrs L. Olson & John Farrand, Jr. (1974). "Rhegminornis restudies: a tiny Miocene turkey" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 86 (2): 114–120.
- Larry D. Martin; James Tate, Jr. (1970). "A new turkey from the Pliocene of Nebraska" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 82 (2): 214–218.
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