English: Nikolay Makovsky (1842-1886) Feeding Turkeys
Русский: Николай Егорович Маковский (1842-1886) «Кормление индюшек»
Date before 1886
Source Location: Государственный музей изобразительных искусств Республики Татарстан
Technique: oil on canvas
Author Nikolay Makovsky (1841–1886)  
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nikolay_Makovsky_Feeding_Turkeys.jpg

The domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large poultry bird, domestic form of the wild turkey. The English language name for this species results from an early misidentification of the bird with an unrelated species which was imported to Europe through the country of Turkey.