Tom (male)

Male Adult: A large dark turkey with red-bronze iridescent body feathers. Wings are barred white. Head unfeathered. Chest tuft of hair-like feathers distinguishes him from the hen and immature. Turkeys have strong thick feet.

Female adult: Smaller than the tom, duller in color and iridescence.  

Immature: Similar to hen. 

Habitat: Forest habitats and grasslands.

A Florida resident.

Text by Mary Jean Rogers, West Volusia Audubon. 

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Hen (female)