Agriocharis ✦ Extended & Premium

: Listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to habitat loss and overhunting. Distinctions from the Wild Turkey

: Smaller than its North American relative; males weigh about 5 kg (11 lbs) and females around 3 kg (6.6 lbs).

: Found only in a 50,000-square-mile range encompassing the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, northern Belize , and northern Guatemala . agriocharis

The Agriocharis lineage differs from the common North American Wild Turkey in several key ways:

: Meleagris ocellata (formerly Agriocharis ocellata ). : Listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN

: Males possess a blue, fleshy crown or "horn" on the head that becomes more pronounced and orange during the breeding season.

: Unlike the Wild Turkey, the Ocellated Turkey does not have a "beard" or a fleshy dewlap. The Agriocharis lineage differs from the common North

: Their leg spurs are significantly longer and thinner, sometimes exceeding 6 cm in length.