Turkey, ko kuma a zahiri turkey, jinsin tsuntsaye ne. Turkiyya tana da alaƙa da pheasants. Akwai halitta guda biyu: turkey da peacock turkey, wanda yake da yawa randr. Sun bambanta musamman da launin gashin fuka-fukan su. Ana kuma kiran dabbar mace turkey.
Dukansu nau'ikan suna zaune a Arewacin Amurka, musamman a Amurka. Suna son dazuzzuka masu girma a cikin ƙasa. Tsuntsaye matasa kawai suna cin kwari, kuma tsofaffi kusan kawai berries da sauran sassan shuke-shuke. Alal misali, a cikin hunturu suna tono tushen.
Turkey na daya daga cikin manyan tsuntsayen gallinaceous a Amurka. Maza suna iya yin nauyi fiye da kilo 10. Har Indiyawa sun fi son naman, amma kuma gashin gashin tufafi. Turawa ma sun ji daɗinsa kuma sun kawo turkey zuwa Turai.
Ga Amurka da Kanada, turkey na musamman ne. Lokacin bikin godiya, iyalai da yawa suna cin turkey. Ana kuma kiranta "Ranar Turkiyya".