domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Artist Paul de Vos (1595–1678)
Title Turkey and rooster. wikidata:Q22807079
Date 1630s
Medium oil on canvas
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_de_Vos_Turkey_and_rooster.jpg
The domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large poultry bird, domestic form of the wild turkey. The English language name for this species results from an early misidentification of the bird with an unrelated species which was imported to Europe through the country of Turkey.