"Meleagris" redirects here. For other uses, see Meleagris (disambiguation).

For the familiar species, see Domesticated turkey and Wild Turkey. For other uses, see Turkey (disambiguation).

The turkey is a large bird in the Meleagris genus, which is native to the Americas. One species, Meleagris gallopavo (commonly known as the Wild Turkey), is native to the forests of North America. The domestic turkey is a descendant of this species. The other living species is Meleagris ocellata or the Ocellated Turkey, native to the forests of the Yucatán Peninsula.