You may be familiar with the turkey on your Thanksgiving table every year, but how much do you know about wild turkeys? Eastern Wild Turkey | Photo Courtesy of Canva.com The Eastern wild turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ) is one of six recognized subspecies of turkey in the United States, but the only subspecies in Illinois. Illinois has its own exclusive breed of turkey?! Pretty neat. Male wild turkeys are often referred to as "gobblers" or "toms" while female wild turkeys are k