• Scientific name: Meleagris gallopavo
• Length: 43.3-45.3” (110-115cm)
• Weight: 88.2-381oz (2500-10800g)
• Wingspan: 49.2-56.7” (125-144cm)

The wild turkey is among the heaviest and largest birds countrywide. This bird likes nesting in areas with lots of covers, such as tree bases or underneath brush heaps. However, the wild turkey occasionally builds its nest in an open space.

Wild turkeys build a one-inch-deep depression in the sand or soil, then surround it with rotting twigs, leaves, and other local organic material. Generally, their nests are between nine and 13 inches in length and up to 11 inches in width.

A wild turkey’s nest is a small depression, about an inch deep, lined with dead leaves, twigs, and other organic material from the surroundings. The average size of one of these nests is nine to 13 inches in length and up to 11 inches in width.