The Wild Turkey.
Yes it is.
Ben Franklin suggested the turkey. He called it a "noble bird" and felt the eagle was a scavenger. The eagle won the debate.
It was once nominated as a national bird over 200 years ago
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No, the National Bird of the US is the Bald Eagle.
wild turkey
John Adams' choice was the bald eagle. It was a battle between himself, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Jefferson wanted the dove; Franklin the turkey. Despite Franklin ranting and raving over the notion of "a cowardly bird" such as the bald eagle, it was put to a vote and the bald eagle won.
When Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird, others wanted the eagle so the US protects the eagles
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The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States.
The National Bird of the US and its territories is the Bald Eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus.