Sounds of the Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Shortcut: Gobbling

Song: See call, below.

Call: On early spring mornings, the male gives loud gobbling calls that may be heard up to a mile away. Displaying males drag their wings on the ground and make soft, low-pitched moans. Females give yelping calls and various clucking sounds in response. The common alarm call given by females when young are threatened sounds like: put, put, put, put, put, put...