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Distribution map of the three wild turkey subspecies in Texas. Map by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Box 1. Pineywoods and Post Oak Savannah Ecoregions. The Pineywoods are bordered on the south by the Gulf Coastal Prairies and Marshes and Post Oak Savannah and extend east and north into Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
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.
Hill Country Wild Turkeys. 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).
5 Ιουν 2020 · Texas boasts the largest wild turkey population in the country. It is the only state where one can find native populations of three of the five subspecies of wild turkeys—the Eastern...
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.
The eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) is one of the three turkey subspecies (Rio Grande, Merriam’s, and Eastern) found in Texas. Although they used to have a widespread range of nearly 30 million acres in east Texas, overharvesting led to their near extirpation by 1900.
Rio Grande wild turkeys Over the past few years, TPWD has been experimenting with Rio Grande wild turkey restockings along the Trinity River watershed. The Trinity River marks the historic interchange between Rio Grades and Easterns.
