Meleagris

North American genus of large birds
Taxon taxon Q43794
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Meleagris

Summary

Meleagris is a taxon[1]. Meleagris has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Meleagris's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Meleagris is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Peru is named after Meleagris[5].
  • Meleagris is classified within Meleagridinae[6].
  • Meleagris belongs to the parent taxon Tetraonini[7].
  • Meleagris is endemic to Mexico[8].
  • Meleagris is endemic to United States[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Meleagris is Meleagris[10].
  • Meleagris is used for food[11].
  • Meleagris is used for feather[12].
  • Meleagris's Commons category is recorded as Meleagris[13].
  • Meleagris's Unicode character is recorded as 🦃[14].
  • Meleagris began on -23000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Meleagris's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meleagris[16].
  • Meleagris's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Meleagris's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Meleagris's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Meleagris's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[20].
  • Meleagris's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[21].
  • Meleagris's this taxon is source of is recorded as turkey meat[22].
  • Meleagris's this taxon is source of is recorded as turkey egg[23].
  • Meleagris's different from is recorded as Galliformes[24].
  • Meleagris's MCN code is recorded as 0105.12.00[25].
  • Meleagris's produced sound is recorded as turkey call[26].
  • Meleagris's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Meleagris is Meleagris[10]. Meleagris is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Meleagridinae[6] and Tetraonini[7].

Discovery and Description

Peru is named after Meleagris[5].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Mexico[8] and United States[9].

Identifiers

Meleagris's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 905[28]. Meleagris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9102[29]. Meleagris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510618[30]. Meleagris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2473548[31]. Meleagris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176135[32].

Why It Matters

Meleagris has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Meleagris is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [30] . wikidata.org.
  17. [31] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Oronsay · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-04-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Endemic to Mexico, United States
    Named after
    Produced sound turkey call
    Parent taxon Meleagridinae, Tetraonini
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P227]]: 4121789-5, resolving redirect"
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