Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_wild_turkey
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
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About Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is recorded as an extirpated locally on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.
Kauaʻi evidence
Bishop Museum island checklist (version 2, 2017) lists Kauaʻi status x: extirpated locally. See original island table. A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn.
Occurrence evidence
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Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Meleagris gallopavo
- Common names
- Wild Turkey
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi documented: extirpated locally (2017 island checklist)
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Former island occurrence documented; no living local population is established by this source
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Introduced Terrestrial Bird
- Food and resource needs
- Not developed for Kauai in this slice.
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within introduced terrestrial bird.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Potential seed, parasite, soil, crop, and edge effects remain open relationship questions
- Conservation actions
- Require direct Kauai records and effect evidence before management interpretation
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- Verify former range, last record and local extinction chronology
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Introduced Or Recorded Hawaiian Species Kauai Review Needed
- Seasonal description
- Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is recorded as an extirpated locally on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.