List of turkey breeds (Ayam Turkey)

A Bronze tom

Narragansett Turkey

White Holland Turkey

A Black Spanish tom at the National Colonial Farm

Slate Blue Turkeys

A Bourbon Red tom

A Beltsville Small White

A Royal Palm tom

Auburn (turkey)

A Broad Breasted White tom

A Bronze tom

Buff Turkey

A Midget White tom

There are currently eight breeds of domestic turkeys recognized by the American Poultry Association, but many more exist as officially unrecognized variants or as recognized breeds in other countries.

• Bronze Turkey, the heritage strain of the Bronze is recognized, while the Broad Breasted Bronze, like the Broad Breasted white, is an unrecognized commercial meat strain.
• Narragansett Turkey
• White Holland Turkey
• Black Spanish Turkey (Black Norfolk Turkey)
• Blue Slate Turkey
• Bourbon Red Turkey
• Beltsville Small White Turkey
• Royal Palm Turkey
• Auburn, an extremely rare heritage breed, numbers are not considered high enough for inclusion in the Standard.
• Broad Breasted White, a non-standardized commercial strain that does not qualify as a breed, only used for commercial meat production.
• Broad Breasted Bronze, a non-standardized commercial strain that does not qualify as a breed, only used for commercial meat production.
• Buff (or Jersey Buff)
• Chocolate, Chocolate Brown in color. Day-old poults are white faced with chocolate bodies.
• Midget White, a rare heritage breed sometimes conflated with the Beltsville Small White.