Description of Taxidermy For Sale
This is a fantastic Rio Grande Bearded Hen Turkey taxidermy mount. This turkey is mounted in a standing pose looking out into the room. This turkey has a 6 0/16' beard. It is unique because hen turkeys normally do not have beards! The feathers and coloration are both stunning with superb taxidermy work, receiving our Excellent Plus overall quality rating. All applicable sizes and dimensions are included to make sure this item will fit within your intended space.
- There is already a hanger attached to the back of this item.
- The item will hang on a properly anchored drywall screw. About the Rio Grande Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia)
The Rio Grande wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) is native to the central plains states, receiving its namesake from the area in which it is found - the life giving Rio Grande River which borders the brushy scrub, arid country of the southern Great Plains of western Texas and northeastern Mexico. It is similar in overall appearance to the other subspecies of the wild turkey and similar in body size to the Florida Turkey, about four feet tall, but with extraordinarily long legs. The Rio Grande turkeys are comparatively pale and copper colored. They are distinguished from the eastern and Florida subspecies by having tail feathers and tail/rump coverts tipped with yellowish-buff or tan color rather than medium or dark brown. Although there has been more variation in the shade of buff/brown in the tail feathers among Rio specimens, the color is consistently lighter than in the eastern or Florida birds and darker than the same feathers in the Merriam's or Gould's subspecies. The Rio Grande Turkey inhabits brushy areas near st