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How to identify male and female wild turkeys?

Wild turkeys are native to wooded areas of North America. Male turkeys have brightly colored feathers, which have an iridescent copper sheen. Male turkeys frequently raise their tails up into the shape of a fan. These colored fans can attract females during breeding season. Male turkeys have a beard, which is a line of modified feathers running down their chests. Females are dully colored and better camouflaged, making them safe to guard their nests. Females have dull bluish heads. Females have small feathers that cover the entire top of their heads. A female turkey will always keep her tail down and won’t fan it out. The legs of a female turkey have no spur. Males have brightly red heads. Females have dull bluish heads. Females have dull colored heads. Males have brightly red heads with no feathers. The legs of a male turkey have spurs, which are small spike-shaped bumps near the foot. Spurs are used by male turkeys of defense and dominance. All turkeys have a fleshy appendage (a snood) hanging from the beak. A male’s snood is much larger than a female’s.