Both sexes of ocellated turkeys have distinctive caruncle-like growths, called nodules, but they’re more pronounced on males.
Both sexes of ocellated turkeys have a blue-colored head and neck with distinctive caruncle-like growths, called nodules. The nodules can range from orange to red, to coral in color.
Nodules are more pronounced on males.
• Image | © Nathan Rupert, Some Rights Reserved (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
• Sources | (Heinrichs, 2010; Taylor, Quigley, & Gonzalez, 2002; Weyer, 1983)
