Zelda was a female wild turkey that lived at the Battery, a park in New York City, between mid-2003 and c. September 26, 2014.
Although flocks of wild turkeys are more common in the city's greener parts (including the Bronx's Pelham Bay Park and Van Cortlandt Park and Staten Island's South Beach Psychiatric Hospital) due to the ban on hunting,[1] Zelda was believed to be the only one in Manhattan.
[3] It is presumed that Zelda (the turkey) entered Manhattan's north end from the Bronx in 2002[4] as a wild turkey fitting her description was first spotted in Riverside Park and then near the American Museum of Natural History and Tavern on the Green.
[6] On October 9, 2014, it was announced that Zelda had been found dead during the previous week, following an automobile collision.
[12] Giuliani is the name given to a female wild turkey spotted in Riverside Park, who may have actually have been Zelda.