Standing Turkey Color by Number (5 Colors)
- brown
- orange
- red
- yellow
- peach
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Turkey Color by Number with a Seven-Feather Tail
Free printable color by number turkey for ages 6 to 8: a seven-feather tail in matching pairs, a peach head and a red wattle, in 5 colors.
Choose a level
Working out from the middle feather, the turkey’s tail fan comes in matching pairs. The center feather is orange, number 2. The two feathers on either side of it are red, number 3, the next two out are yellow, number 4, and the two outer feathers are brown, number 1, the same as the big round body in front of them. A child can check the fan by looking from one side to the other.
Head, neck and wattle
Peach, number 5, is for the round head and two small pieces of neck, one on each side of the wattle. Those two 5s are small, and at 100 percent on A4 or Letter they can still be read without squinting. The wattle itself is red, number 3, and the triangle beak is yellow, number 4. The two eyes have no number and stay white around their black pupils.
Why one medium sheet
Orange, number 2, also covers both wings and both legs. In all, 17 parts carry a number, and the turkey comes as one medium sheet for ages 6 to 8. An easy page would have to turn peach into yellow or orange, and the peach head touches both the yellow beak and the orange center feather, so either swap would hide a part. With all five colors in use, there is no hard page either. The A4 and US Letter downloads both carry a fully colored answer key on page 2.
Skills practiced & tips
- Read the key out loud together and point to each swatch before starting.
- Work on the tail fan in pairs, since the feathers on the left and right match.
- Look for the two small 5s on either side of the wattle; they mark the neck.
- Leave the two eyes white, as the note under the key says.
Turkey fun facts
- The fleshy flap that hangs over a male turkey's beak is called a snood, and it grows longer when he is showing off.
- Wild turkey feathers look bronze and brown in the shade, but in sunlight they shine with green, copper and gold.
Classroom ideas
- Grade 1: set out brown, orange, red, yellow and peach crayons and match each one to its number on the key.
- Grade 2: read the five color words on the key as a short reading warm-up.
- Grade 3: count how many spaces each color fills and make a bar chart of the five colors.
More turkey activities
More color by number
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a peach crayon?
Yes. Peach is number 5, for the round head and the two small pieces of neck beside the wattle. The other four colors are brown 1, orange 2, red 3 and yellow 4.
Is there an easy turkey page?
No. An easy page can use at most four colors, so peach would have to be painted as yellow or orange. The peach head touches both the yellow beak and the orange center feather, so either swap would hide a part. The turkey comes as one medium sheet for ages 6 to 8.
Is there a hard turkey page?
No. The turkey drawing has five colors, and the medium page already uses all of them, so a harder key would add nothing new. Older children can still enjoy the medium page and its 17 numbered spaces.
Should the eyes be colored too?
No. The two eyes have no number, and a line under the key says no number means leave white. The answer key shows them white with black pupils.
How are the tail feathers colored?
In matching pairs from the middle out: orange in the center, then red, then yellow, and brown on the two outer feathers.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 2 pages, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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