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Eastern wild turkey (left) have dark brown tail feather tips, while Rio Grande wild turkey (right) are buff or tan. Photos by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Of the five subspecies of wild turkeys, only the Eastern, Rio Grande and Merriam’s wild turkeys occur in Texas. Notice that Rio Grande and Merriam’s wild turkeys have hybridized in far western Texas.
There are three subspecies of wild turkey in Texas—the eastern turkey (Meleagris gallopovo silvestris), Merriam’s Turkey (Meleagris gallopovo merriami) and the Rio Grande turkey (Meleagris gallopovo intermedia).
The Rio Grande wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) has the largest population and the widest range of the three turkey subspecies (Rio Grande, Merriam’s, and Eastern wild turkeys) found in Texas. Unregulated hunting in the 1800s greatly reduced the Rio Grande wild turkey (RGWT) population in Texas to about 100,000 birds by 1920.
The Wild Turkey is a large gallinaceous bird characterized by strong feet and legs adapted for walking and scratching, short wings adapted for short-rapid flight, a well-developed tail, and a stout beak useful for pecking.
1 Ιαν 2011 · We evaluated the use of 1) aerial surveys for estimating the distribution of Rio Grande wild turkeys (M. g. intermedia) relative to roosting habitat, and 2) multiple-observer roost counts for...
This publication explains the characteristics, life history, range, nesting and reproduction of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys. It also discusses the birds' daily and seasonal movements and the effects of predation and diseases on their survival.
