This bird is found in forested areas of many parts of the United States and Mexico. The male weighs about 17 pounds (7.7 kg) and reaches a length of about 50 inches (1.3 m). The female is about 12 inches (30 cm) shorter. The plumage of the common turkey is dark with a green, bronze, and copper iridescent sheen. The head and neck, which have no feathers, are red and are covered with small growths; a larger growth, a piece of flesh called a wattle, hangs from the lower bill. The wattle is normally red and brightens during the courtship display. A tuft of feathers called the beard grows from the breast of the male. _ Isaac L White
50% male, 50% female.
aside from their sexual organs, toms (male turkeys) also have a "beard", a tuft of coarse hair that protrudes from their upper chest.
female turkeys can lay eggs, male turkeys can't
Male turkeys have male reproductive organs on the external surface. Female turkeys are generally smaller and have female reproductive parts.
one can give birth and one cannot.
Female turkeys are smaller than male domestic turkeys. Wild turkeys have the same size difference but the difference is not as great. See the links below.
The male turkey is substantially larger than the female.
Male turkeys gobble.
The female turkey is called a hen, a male turkey is called a tom or gobbler and a young male turkey is a jake.
Male and female turkeys are properly called cocks and hens, although many people incorrectly refer to the male as a tom turkey.
The male buzzard has separated feathers at the end of their wings. These look like fingers. The female buzzard does not have these extra feathers.
Only male turkeys gobble and female turkeys are smaller