Pigeon breeds

varieties of pigeon breed with complete bred description

1. . PIGEON VARIETIES

2. DOMESTIC PIGEONS Scientific name: Columba livia domestica Pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove (also called the rock pigeon). The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird . Research suggests that domestication of pigeons occurred as early as 10,000 years ago. Pigeons have made contributions of considerable importance to humanity, especially in times of war . In war the homing ability of pigeons has been put to use by making them messengers. So-called war pigeon have carried many vital messages and some have been decorated for their services. Cropmilk or pigeon milk produced by both male and female parent birds may occasionally be replaced with artificial substitutes. Pigeons are extremely protective of their eggs, and in some cases will go to severe lengths to protect their productive eggs and have been known to seek revenge on those who interfere with their productive process. Baby pigeons are called squeakers or squabs

3. Uses : The use of a sun compass Nocturnal navigation by stars Visual landmark map Navigation by infrasound map Polarised light compass Olfactory stimuli / Olfactory navigation For food : Pigeons are also bred for meat, generally called squab and harvested from young birds. For commercial meat production a breed of large white pigeon, named "King pigeon," has been developed by selective breeding. Breeds of pigeons developed for their meat are collectively known as utility pigeons. Exhibition breeds : Pigeon fanciers developed many exotic forms of pigeon. These are generally classed as fancy pigeons. Flying/Sporting

4. 1. AFRICAN OWL PIGEON The African Owl is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. They originated in Tunisia (Africa), and were imported into England during the 19th century. The breed is known for its short beak, which gives the breed the "Owl" name due to the size and shape.

5. 2. AMERICAN SHOW RACER The American Show Racer pigeon is also known as the Show Pen Racer, and nicknamed the " Bird of Dignity ." Origin: United States It is a breed of domestic pigeon that began in the early 1950s with the finest Racing Homers, selectively bred for their breed type. In 1952, The American Show Pen Racer Club was formed at The National Show held in Des Moines,Iowa .

6. 3. GAINT RUNT Origin: United States The breed is known for its large size and suitability for squab production

7. 4 . ANTWERP SMERLE Origin: Belgium The Antwerp Smerle is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. The Smerle was one of the breeds used in the development of the Racing Homer.

8. 5. ARABIAN TRUMPETER Origin: Bangladesh The Arabian Trumpeter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. There are several breeds of which are known for their vocal cooing which sounds similar to laughter or trumpeting. The breeds with this ability are collectively known as " voice "

9. 6. AUSTRALIAN SADDLEBACK TUMBLER Origin: Australia The Australian Saddleback Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. As the name suggests, this breed is an Australian creation and was first recognized as a breed in 1917.

10. 7. BERLIN LONG FACED TUMBLER Origin: Berlin The Berlin Long-faced Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon. The "face" in this breed refers to the distance from the centre of the eye to the corner of the mouth.

11. 8. BERLIN SHORT FACED TUMBLER Origin: Berlin The Berlin Short-faced Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. The "face" in this breed refers to the distance between the center of the eye and the corner of the mouth.

12. 9. BRITISH SHOW RACER Origin: United kingdom British Show Racer is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. As the name suggests, this breed was developed as an exhibition breed in Britain from local stocks of racing pigeons. Douglas McClary in his book Pigeons for Everyone describes Show Racers as simply the "show version" of the popular racing pigeon .

13. 10. BRUNNER POUTER Origin: Czech Republic The Brunner Pouter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding The breed is one of the most popular blower breeds .

14. 11. EGYPTIAN SWIFT PIGEON Origin: Egypt The Egyptian Swift is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. The name swift was given by reason of a resemblance to the bird of that name Egyptian Swifts. The breed is known for its long wings and tail and its short beak. The flying Egyptian Swift is one or two inches shorter than a show Egyptian Swift.

15. 12. CARNEAU Origin: Northern France and southren Belgium This breed of pigeon develop over many years off select two breeding primarily as a utility pigeon Domesticated pigeon known for large size and suitability of Squab production

16. 13. CHINESE FLYING PIGEON Origin : China This is a breed of domestic Pigeons This feather ornament on the top of the beak is a hallmark this breed

17. 14. DAMSCENE PIGEON Know as Istanbullu pigeon The breed is thought to have originated in Damascus , Syria and hence its name Damscene Fancy breed  

18. 15. DRAGOON PIGEON A very old breed of British Origin, referred to by Moore. Classified under Domesticated pigeon Grouped under fancy breeds The dragoon was one of the breeds used in the development of the Racing Homer A similar looking pigeon is the Indian Gola but the Gola has more mottled wings It was one of the pigeon breeds which was used in the development of the Racing Homer pigeon

19. 16. ENGLISH CARRIER Origin: England Fancy breed The largest of the flying pigeon breed and oldest English carrier Was originally used for sending messages The breed was developed in England from combination of non European breeds including, Persian and baggad carriers, and the Pouter. English carrier is typically about 17. 5-18.5 inches in in height with a a long slender body. The breastbone should be straight and long as should the the back which should slope towards the rump The English carrier has typically deep red eyes and a distinctive wattle which should be large , but firm with rounded shape and powder white finish on the surface.

20. 17. ENGLISH TUMPETER Origin: America Fancy bread fancy breed This is one of the the most popular breed in in USA The English Trumpeter is regarded as one of the the most ornamental breeds of fancy breed The most distinguishing features of this breed are the very large muffs on its feet, which often grow to sizes close to its flights- features . They are bred in a number of colours which are listed under self, splast and baldhead.

21. 18. FLYING TRIPPLER Origin: Mediterranean region and China Special features: used for endurance competition,notable record of flying upto 22 hrs The predominant theory is that the tippler was a cross breed, between the homing pigeon and the cumulet . This cross-breeding was thought to improve the bird's endurance and allow a larger flight range. It is proposed that selection for this long-term flying ability helped to eliminateits progenitor's tumbling flight behavior . The breed is believed to have originated in 1845, near the silk milling towns of Congleton and Macclesfield in East Cheshire, England. The breeder's aim was to perfect the "butterfly action" of the wings

22. 19. FRILL BACK Origin: Australia It’s a fancy bird Have frill/curls on the wing shield feathers The quality of a Frillback is based on a 100-point scale, with the head constituting 15 points, the color constituting 15 points, the body constituting 10 points, the curl constituting 50 points, and the muff constituting 10 points. A yellow Frillback . The colors of standard Frillbacks fall into six color categories. Self – white, black, recessive red, yellow Pattern – recessive red mottle, yellow mottle, rosewing , whiteside Grizzle – red, yellow, blue, silver Shield marked – red, yellow, blue-black bar, silver-dun bar, mealy ash-red bar, ash-cream bar ARC – Any rare color ARCP – Any rare color pattern

23. 20. HOMING PIGEON Origin : not known Homing pigeons use low-frequency sound waves that emanate from just about everything to mentally map their environments and navigate back to their lofts. Homing pigeons have long blown the minds of us mere mammals with their remarkable ability to find their way home, even a cross huge and disorienting distances. 

24. 21. ICE PIGEON Origin : East Germany to western Poland Strong field pigeon shape with low station, muffed or clean legged, always plain headed The Ice pigeon has several varieties, differing in the type and colour of their wing pattern. All are otherwise unpatterned , except for a wide black tail-end band; the ends of the rectrices are white. The basic color of Ice pigeons is a pale grey. They appear even lighter due to their abundant powder down, which covers the entire plumage in whitish dust; its Polish name Lazurek (" glazed pigeon “) refers to this. The English and German names refer to the coloration, which in bright light appears "icy" white, with a very slight bluish hue. All varieties may have feathered or unfeathered feet.

25. 22. NUN PIGEON Origin: Germany Fancy breed Also known as Dutch Shell Pigeon The Nun is one of the oldest breeds and was originally a flying Tumbler before being developed for exhibition. It’s is a mostly white breed with a hood of feather which gives the to the breed

26. 23. KONIGSBERG COLOUR HEAD TUMBLER Origin: Germany The Königsberg Colour -head comes in the colours black, red, white, yellow, and blue. Their rudders and heads can be of any of the above colours . Conformance standards for this breed require perfect body posture and high carriage.

27. 24. KING Origin: United states The King is a dual purpose breed that originated in the United States.  They were developed during the 1890s by crossing four older varieties. The Duchess for grace; The Homer for alertness; The Maltese for compactness and style. the Runt for body and size.

28. 25. LUCERNE GOLD COLLAR Origin: Switzerland The  breed is a of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock pigeon . The collar is required to be a rich but clear golden yellow.

29. 26. MODENA Origin: Italy The breed comes in many different colors in two main varieties,  Gazzi  and  Schietti . Gazzi is a pied marking with the head and portion of the throat, the wings and the tail colored and the rest of the bird being white. Schiettis are non-pied .

30. 27. PIGMY POUTER Origin: England The  breed is a of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Noted British poultry breeder Sir John Sebright  (who later bred the  Sebright Bantam) is believed to have first bred the Pigmy Pouter, though the issue is debatable.

31. 28. POLISH ORLIK Origin: Southern Ukraine The breed is a of pigeon also known as  Polish Orlik  or  Lublin Orlik that has been developed for high flying. It is a variety of domesticated rock dove. This breed of high flying tippler was developed by centuries of breeding.

32. 29. ROUBAISIEN Origin: Paris These varieties are informed quite popular in their home country, but are less publicized outside Europe. These varieties are known to be able to fly well, but are now more geared towards improved performance. The reminds, by its shape, the Pie, which differs in size that is 25 cm, the bird standing and weight that is 450 to 500 g. Its tail is shorter and its wingspan smaller.

33. 30. STARLING Origin: Germany The breed is a of  fancy pigeon Developed over many years of selective breeding. Starlings, along with other varieties of  domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon. 

34. 31. THURINGIAN COLOUR PIGEON Origin: Germany Domesticated pigeon This breed group is known for several different colours and markings . Varieties include the thuringianbreasi , Thuringian monk, Thuringian shield , Thuringian Whitetail and the Thuringian spot . The breed can be either plain or shell crested , but is always clean-legged

35. 32. ZITTERHALL The Stargard Shaker (German name: Stargarder Zitterhals , French name: Trembleur de Stargard ), also called Zitterhall (German: Zitterhals , sg . 'trembling neck pigeon' Originally developed in Pomerania. Zitterhälse , pl. 'trembling necks'), is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Zitterhals have curved swan-like necks that tremble or shake in a way similar to Fantail pigeons. A Zitterhals pigeon was one of the champions at the 2007 NPA Grand Nationals

36. INDIAN BREEDS

37. 1. JACOBIN Origin India Fancy breed It is found in Madrid Zoo A popular exhibition breed Feather ornamentation : the head ornament is a combination of the three parts know as the hood , Mane and chain It is in the Asian feather and voice pigeon show group. The breed is known for its feathered hood over its head.

38. 2. FANTAIL Origin:India , Pakistan, China, Japan or Spain It is a fancy bird It is found in San Diego Zoo fan shaped tail,used for training of racing pigeons and tipplers It is characterised by a fan-shaped tail composed of 30 to 40 feathers, abnormally more than most members of the pigeon family, which usually have 12 to 14 feathers. There are several subvarieties , such as the English Fantail, the Indian Fantail, and the Thai Fantail. There is a feather mutation called Silky that gives an interesting lace effect to a Fantails tail feathers. Fantails with this mutation are known as Silky or Lace Fantails. Fantails are often used by pigeon flyers in the training of racing pigeons and Tipplers. They are used as droppers in that they are placed on the loft landing board as a signal to the flying birds to come in and be fed.

39. 3. MADRASI HIGHFLYER Origin: India( Tamilnadu , Kerala) Zoo found in Neharu zoological park They have a streamlined body ideal for flying long hours. They usually have orange to reddish eyes .

40. SOME OF THE FANCY BREEDS 1. ANCIENT TUMBLER

41. 2. AUSTRALIAN PERFORMING TUMBLER 3. CHINESE FLYING PIGEON

42. 4. CHINESE OWL PIGEON 5. COBURG LARK PIGEON

43. 6. CHISTOPOLIAN HIGHFLYER

44. 7. CAUCHOIS PIGEON

45. 8. CRESTED SOULTZ 9. CUMULET

46. 10. DOMESTIC SHOW FLIGHT 11. DUTCH CROPPER

47. 12. SAXON SHIELD 13. VEINNA HIGHFLYER

48. SOME OF COLOURFUL BREEDS 1. PINK-NECKED GREEN PIGEON 2. NICOBAR PIGEON

49. 3. VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON 4. BRONZEWING PIGEON

50. 5. BLUE CROWNED PIGEON 6. AFRICAN GREEN PIGEON

51. 7. SPINIFEX PIGEON 8. ORIENTAL FRILL PIGEON

52. REFERENCE: wikipedia www.boredpanda.com

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