Rio Grande Wild Turkey - AgriLife Extension Wildlife & Fisheries
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.
Know Your Wild Turkey Subspecies - National Wild Turkey Federation
2021年8月11日 · The Rio Grande wild turkeys are concentrated in western desert regions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and other western states. Mexico also harbors a healthy population.
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.
Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia)
2019年10月26日 · The Rio Grande wild turkey primarily occupies the south-central states (i.e., Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico) and northern Mexico. They have also been successfully introduced to California, Oregon, …
Conservation Comeback: The Rio Grande Wild Turkey
By 1920, only around 100,000 turkeys remained in Texas. Their loss would have been devastating to the Lone Star State’s ecological and economic prosperity. Rio Grande wild turkeys provide valuable ecosystem benefits, acting as both contributors to …
The Wild Turkey Zone: Rio Grande Wild Turkey
The Rio Grande turkey, at full maturity, is approximately four feet tall with a slightly smaller body size than the Eastern wild turkey. It is pale and copper-colored having tail feathers and tail/rump coverts (short feathers located at the base of the tail) tipped with a yellowish buff.
Wild Turkey Management in the Texas Panhandle - Texas Parks …
The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) has been recorded in all of Texas Panhandle counties except Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Parmer, Sherman, and Swisher. Two subspecies of Wild Turkey have original ranges in West Texas: Rio Grande Turkey (M. g. intermedia) and Merriam's Turkey (M. g. merriami).
Rio Grande Wild Turkey in Texas: Biology and Management
2021年12月7日 · 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.
Rio Grande Turkey - Oklahoma Department of Wildlife …
The Rio Grande wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) is native to the central plains states and got its common name from the area in which it is found - the life-giving water supply which borders the brushy scrub, arid country of the southern Great Plains, western Texas and northeastern Mexico.
Rio Grande turkey are distributed throughout the central portion of Texas from the northern high plains to the southern gulf coastal prairies. The occurrence of this species becomes less frequent as they approach far west Texas and they are not found in deep east Texas.