Norfolk Black

Norfolk Black
Stag at the National Colonial Farm, Maryland
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): endangered: 124 
  • DAD-IS (2021): unknown
Other names
  • Black Spanish
  • Black Turkey
  • Black
Country of originEurope, the county of Norfolk
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    8.2–11.4 kg: 358 
  • Female:
    5.0–6.8 kg: 358 
Classification
APAyes: 20 
EEyes
PCGBlight turkey

The Norfolk Black, also known as the Black Spanish or Black Turkey, is a British breed of domestic turkey. It is thought to derive from birds taken to Britain from Spain, where they had arrived with Spanish explorers returning from the New World.: 358 : 345 

It is generally considered the oldest turkey breed in the UK.

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