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The Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is an endangered species that resides mainly in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata is a large, striking gamebird endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula of Middle America. Its conservation status is currently assessed as Near Threatened and the species' range extends from north Belize west to east Chiapas, Mexico, and south to north Petén, Guatemala. Chiquibul Forest, in central-west Belize, is at the south-eastern limit of the species' range. In 1994 a research station was opened at Las Cuevas, in the heart of Chiquibul, permitting long-term observations of the local flora and fauna to be made for the first time. Here we present informal observations of the distribution and biology of M. ocellata in Chiquibul, made between July 1994 and August 1996. Image credit: Antonio García Bernal