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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.
7 Δεκ 2021 · 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.
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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 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.
Where the Wild Turkeys are. Turkeys now inhabit 223 of the 254 counties in Texas. You can see them roam at many Texas State Parks. One of the most substantial and oldest winter turkey roosts is at South Llano River State Park near Junction.
