Turkey (bird) India rather than the Americas on his voyage. In Portuguese a turkey is a "peru"; the name is thought to derive from the eponymous country Perú. Several other birds that are sometimes called turkeys are not particularly closely related: the brushturkeys are megapodes, and the bird sometimes known as the "Australian turkey" is the Australian bustard ("Ardeotis australis"). The anhinga ("Anhinga anhinga") is sometimes called a water turkey, from the shape of its tail when the feathers are fully spread for drying. An infant turkey is called a "chick" or "poult". Turkeys have been known to be aggressive toward humans
Villages of Turkey is also divided into central districts all of which have unique names. The total number of districts is 919 (including the 51 central districts). The governor of each district is called "kaymakam" . There are more than 30000 villages in Turkey. During the Ottoman Empire era the villages were called "karye", but in Turkey they are known as "köy". There are several hundred villages in each province. All villages are in the rural areas of the districts. The village heads are called "muhtar". During the early years of the Turkish Republic, sub districts called bucak had been established for the