What does the Wild Turkey eat?
Meleagris gallopavo
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Diet overview
Omnivore
How it forages
Forages primarily on the ground, scratching through leaf litter with its feet. Diet includes acorns, nuts, seeds, berries, insects (grasshoppers, beetles), small reptiles, amphibians, and agricultural crops. They swallow grit to aid digestion.
When it feeds
Diurnal, most active during early morning and late afternoon.
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