A turkey at Parker River Refuge

A wild turkey shows its wattle and caruncles at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts. The wattle is a skin flap reaching from the beak to the neck. Caruncles are bumps of flesh that cover the birds’ necks and heads.
Photo By/Credit

Matt Poole/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A wild turkey shows its wattle and caruncles at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts. The wattle is a skin flap reaching from the beak to the neck. Caruncles are bumps of flesh that cover the birds� necks and heads.
Facility
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Urban
Recreational Activity
Wildlife watching
Species
Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
Subject tags
Game birds
Urban refuge
Wildlife
Wildlife refuges
Wildlife viewing