Wild Turkey

Field marks

1. Very large, heavy-bodied bird with a long neck, long pinkish-gray legs, and a small head
2. Dark brown plumage with bronze-green iridescence and fine pale barring
3. Bare blue-gray head, dark eye, and short pale horn-colored bill
4. Adult male shows red throat wattles and often a dark breast beard
5. Dark, rounded wings boldly barred with white
6. Broad, rounded tail tipped rusty brown or whitish and fanned by displaying males