69 questions
What is the ocellated turkey's diet?
Herbivorous
Omnivorous
Carnivorous
What does the ocellated turkey eat?
Fruit
Insects
Seeds
Vegetables
What is the ocellated turkey's circadian rhythm?
Diurnal
Crepuscular
Nocturnal
Cathemeral
What was thought to have crashed ocellated turkey numbers in a large forest area in Belize?
Chicken-Born Disease
Food Availability
Habitat Loss
Uncontrolled Hunting
Why are ocellated turkeys hunted?
Food
Population Control
Sport
Trade
What is increasing the ocellated turkey's susceptibility to hunting?
Agricultural Conversion
Clear-Cutting
Few Protected Areas
Habitat Fragmentation
What is the ocellated turkey considered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
What is the population trend of the ocellated turkey?
Increasing
Stable
Decreasing
Unknown
What threatens the ocellated turkey?
Exploitation
Food Availability
Habitat Loss
Hunting Pressure
The Tikal National Park is a protected park for ocellated turkeys.
True
False
The ocellated turkey has been domesticated.
True
False
Ocellated turkeys have been kept in captivity and fattened in order to be eaten.
True
False
Ocellated turkeys were valued by the Maya for ceremonial banquets.
True
False
What percentage of bones excavated from the palace at Mayapan were ocellated turkey bones?
10%
30%
50%
70%
Ocellated turkeys are commonly bred in captivity.
True
False
The ocellated turkey's vocalizations differ from the North American species.
True
False
Both male and female ocellated turkeys produce their iconic gobble.
True
False
Ocellated turkeys remain still while gobbling.
True
False
Ocellated turkeys only inhabit bajos during nesting season.
True
False
Ocellated turkeys are more vocal than other species of turkey.
True
False
What sounds do ocellated turkeys make?
Cluck-Putt
Gobble
Huff
Whistle
In which habitats do ocellated turkeys reside?
Forest
Grassland
Savanna
Shrubland
How many eggs does an ocellated turkey lay, on average?
4
6
12
18
How many of an ocellated turkey's eggs will hatch, on average?
1/4
1/3
1/2
1/1
What color are ocellated turkey chicks?
Blue
Green
Red
Yellow
When do ocellated turkeys nest?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
What preys on ocellated turkeys?
Big Cats
Birds
Raccoons
Snakes
What color is the distinct eye-ring skin of the ocellated turkey?
Blue
Green
Red
Yellow
How many ocellated turkey hens typically die during a nesting season?
10%
30%
50%
70%
How many ocellated turkey poults survive until their first Fall?
13%
23%
53%
73%
There is little information available regarding the ecology of the ocellated turkey.
True
False
When are ocellated turkeys most hunted?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
What is contributing to the ocellated turkey's habitat loss?
Agricultural Conversion
Clear-Cutting
Dry Season Burning
Logging & Timbering
Why does slash-and-burn agriculture harm the ocellated turkey?
Eroding Earth
Nutrient Depletion
Lack of Food
Thin Soil
What is the strutting display of ocellated turkeys nicknamed?
Dancing
Floating
Marching
Swaying
What behaviors are included in the ocellated turkey's strutting display?
Gobbling
Hen Circling
Tail Wagging & Fanning
Wing Dragging
Ocellated turkeys lack which features of the North American species?
Chest Tuft
Nodules
Tail Feathers
Wattle
What colors are the tips of an ocellated turkey's tail feathers?
Blue
Green
Grey
Orange
What is the mating system of the ocellated turkey?
Monogamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Polygynandry
There is correlation of ocellated turkey spur length and age.
True
False
What is the ocellated turkey's Mayan Indian name?
Co-On-Cot-Zitl-Glung
Meleagris Ocellata
Pavo Ocelado
Ucutz Il Chican
What is the ocellated turkey's scientific name?
Meleagris californica
Meleagris crassipes
Meleagris gallopavo
Meleagris ocellata
What is a group of ocellated turkeys called?
Club
Gang
Rafter
Posse
Female ocellated turkeys with spurs have been discovered.
True
False
Ocellated turkeys were once thought to be more related with which bird than turkeys?
Bird-of-Paradise
Peafowl
Pheasant
Macaw
Ocellated turkey spurs are shorter and less attenuated than those of North American turkeys.
True
False
What sex of ocellated turkeys has spurs on their legs?
Males
Females
To what continent is the ocellated turkey endemic?
North America
South America
Asia
Oceania
In what countries does the ocellated turkey reside?
Belize
Guatemala
Mexico
United States of America
The crown and nodules of the male ocellated turkey enlarge during the breeding season.
True
False
The ocellated turkey's name originates from what feature?
Colorful Feathers
Nodules
Spurs
Tail Spots
Ocellated turkeys inhabit the same range as North American turkeys.
True
False
What is the ocellated turkey's social system?
Social
Solitary
Social Males, Solitary Females
Solitary Males, Social Females
Ocellated turkeys are larger than all other turkeys.
True
False
What system does the ocellated turkey inhabit?
Arboreal
Terrestrial
Aerial/Arboreal
Aquatic
What is the ocellated turkey's form of locomotion?
Aquatic
Terrestrial
Fossorial
Aerial/Arboreal
More is known about the ocellated turkey than any other turkey.
True
False
The ocellated turkey is one of how many extant species of turkey?
1
2
3
5
What color is the bare skin of the ocellated turkey's head?
Blue
Green
Red
Yellow
How many ocellated turkeys subspecies are recognized?
0
2
3
5
What color are the ocellated turkey's tail spots?
Blue
Green
Grey
Orange
It's possible to age ocellated turkeys based on the width of the copper band on their wings.
True
False
Female ocellated turkeys are taller than males.
True
False
Female ocellated turkeys have shorter legs than males.
True
False
Both male and females ocellated turkeys have nodules.
True
False
Female ocellated turkeys have more pronounced nodules than males.
True
False
Which of these are ocellated turkey tracks?
Which of these is an ocellated turkey?
Which of these is an ocellated turkey?