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List of pigeon breeds

List of pigeon breeds is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of pigeon breeds rather than just read about it. In short: Pigeon Breeds This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia). Other Columbidae species (e.g., the Barbary dove, Streptopelia risoria) have been domesticated and developed into breeds, but these are generally simple colour variations of the plumage.

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Reference excerpt

Pigeon Breeds

This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia). Other Columbidae species (e.g., the Barbary dove, Streptopelia risoria) have been domesticated and developed into breeds, but these are generally simple colour variations of the plumage. Sometimes breeds of pigeons are known by two or more names. When this occurs, Breeds in the list use a common name followed by an = sign and the (AKA) also known as name. In-depth descriptions of the breed, are often linked to the list.

A Aachen Cropper (D/326)

Aachen Lacquer Shield Owl pigeon (= Aachen Luster Shield, ELFP-No. D/705; = Aachen Shield Owl)

Aargae Peak-crested = Aargauer Weißschwanz (D/410) Abu Abse-Dewlap (D/063) African Owl pigeon (GB/710)

Agaran Pigeon (RUS(D)/893)

Alsace Cropper (B/308)

Altenburg Trumpeter (D/513)

American Bohemian Pouter American Flying Bald-head American Flying Flight American Flying Tumbler American Giant Homer (= Giant Homer (ESKT/030))

American Giant Rumbler

American Giant Runt

American Modern Flight American Roller

American Show Racer (ESKT/031)

American Strassers = Strasser

Amsterdam Beard Tumbler (NL/929)

Anatolian Owl pigeon (D/713)

Anatolian Ringbeater (TR(D)/1104)

Ancient Tumbler (D/907)

Apatin Tumbler (SRB/939) Antwerp pigeon (= Show Antwerp, (GB/026)) Antwerp Smerle (B/701)

Arabian Trumpeter (D/514)

Arad Barred Highflyer Arad Tumbler (RO(D)/933) Archangel pigeon (= Gimpel (D/402); Croatian: Golub Arkanđeo)

Archangel White Trjasuni Argovien White-tail (CH/410) Armenian Tumbler

Asiatic Crack Tumbler (Turkish Takla Tumbler)

Australian Performing Tumbler

Australian Saddleback Tumbler

Austrian Fischer Pigeon, Australian Fisher Pigeon (A/486) Austrian Magpie Cropper (A/351)

Austrian White-tail (A/464) name EE black tail

B Baja Tumbler (H/954) Baku Boinije Tumbler

Barb = English Barb (GB/102)

Bango Barbarisi Owl pigeon (SYR(D)/725)

Barbet of Liège (B/723) Baska Tumbler Basra Dewlap (F/041) Bavarian Cropper (D/315) Bavarian Highflyer (D/984) Beak-crested Jacobin Beauty Homer de Lige (B/035) Belgian Beauty Homer (B/034) Belgian Highflyer (B/876) Belgian Tumbler (B/882)

Belgian Ringbeater (B/1102)

Benesov Pigeon (CZ/054)

Bergamasco (I/059) Bergen Tumbler (N/879) Berlin Long-faced Tumbler (D/805)

Berlin Medium-faced Tumbler Berlin Muffed Tumbler (D/806)

Berlin Short-faced Tumbler (D/904)

Bernburg Trumpeter (D/504)

Berne Gugger (CH/411) Berne Half-beak (CH/483) Berne Lark pigeon (CH/412)

Berne Peak-crested Berne Ribbon-tail (CH/414) Berne Tiger-head (CH/413) Berne White-tail (CH/415) Bernhardin Magpie pigeon (D/446) Bialostocka Krymka Tumbler (PL/935) Bihac Roller (BiH/1007) Bijeljina Roller (BiH/1008) Birmingham Roller (GB/918)

Blagodar Tumbler (RUS(D)/970)

Blue Sovater (H/061) Blue Tumbler of Cluj (= Cluj-Napoca Blue (RO/975)) Bohemian Bagdad (CZ/110)

Bohemian Cropper (CZ/321)

Bohemian Fairy Swallow pigeon

Bohemian Ice Cropper (CZ/325)

Bohemian Pigeon (D/401) Bohemian Steller Cropper (CZ/345)

Bohemian Tiger Swallow pigeon, clean-legged (CZ/478) and muffed (CZ/477) Bohemian Trumpeter (CZ/516)

Bohemian Tumbler (CZ/967)

Bokhara Trumpeter (GB/501)

Bokhara Tumbler Borino (E/927)

Botoșani Tumbler (RO/952) Bremen Tumbler (D/814) Breslau Tumbler (D/911)

British Show Racer

Briver Black-head (F/047) Brod Tumbler (HR(D)/950) Brunner Pouter (CZ/330)

Bucharest Ciung Highflier Bucharest Show Tumbler Buda Grizzle Budapest Short-faced Tumbler Budapest Coloured (H/847) (= Budapest Highflyer) Budapest Highflier (Poltli)

Budapest Kiebitz (H/846) Budapest Muffed Tumbler Budapest Short-beak (H/844) (= Budapest Short-faced Tumbler)

Budapest Tumbler, stork-marked muffed (H/955) Budapest Whiteflight Highflyer (H/845) Budapest Whiteflight Highflyer Budapest Whiteside (H/843) Buga Pigeon (H/062) Bukarest black Hanging Flight Tumbler (RO/972) Bulgarian Shield Owl pigeon (BG(B)/727) Bulgarian White Shield Roller (BG/986) Bursa Tumbler (TR(D)/894) Bácka Long-beak Tumbler (SRB(D)/859) (= Sombor)

C Cakal Roller (TR(D)/895) Cambalhota Português

Campagnolo Sammarinese® (RSM – registered breed) Canario Cropper (E/344)

Carneau (F/007)

Carrier (GB/101) (= English Carrier)

Catalan Tumbler (E/928) Catalan Head and Neck Tumbler Catalan Laced Bordench Mondain Cauchois (F/008)

Central Asiatic Roller Chinese Flying Pigeon (= Chinese Nasal Tuft; Chinese Tumbler (D/914))

Chinese Owl pigeon (D/609)

Chistopolian High-flying Pigeon

Chorrera (E/610) Clean-legged Full-head Swallow pigeon

Clean-legged Spot Swallow pigeon Cluj-Napoca Blue (RO/975) Cluj-Napoca Roller (RO/976) Cluj-Napoca Tumbler (RO/979) Coburg Lark pigeon (D/025)

Colillano Cropper (E/336) Cologne Tumbler (D/827)

Craiova chestnutbrown Tumbler (RO/973) (Romanian: Castaniu de Craiova) Crescent Crested Picard (F/017)

Crested Soultz (F/018)

Criador Lusitano (P/016) Csepel Tumbler (H/956) Cumulet (GB/822)

Czech Bagdad (= Bohemian Bagdad (CZ/110)) Czech Ice Pouter (= Bohemian Ice Cropper (CZ/325))

Czech Muffed Tumbler (= Bohemian Tumbler ((CZ/967)[1]

Czech Trumpeter (= Bohemian Trumpeter (CZ/516))

D Damascene (GB/042)

Danish Copper (DK/349) Danish Jacobin (DK/604) Danish Suabian (DK/404)

Danish Tumbler (DK/810)

Danzig Highflyer (D/816)

Debrecin Roller (H/849)

Denizli Bangosu Dobrudshan Roller (BG/988) Dolapci Domestic Show Flight (ESKT/915)= American Domestic Flight

Domino Frill (GB/715)

Donek (= Dunek)

Dragoon (GB/104)

Dresden Trumpeter (D/505)

Dutch Beauty Homer (NL/033)

Dutch Cropper (NL/302)

Dutch Curled Cropper (NL/352) Dutch Helmet (NL/825) Dutch Highflyer (NL/824)

E East Prussian Tumbler (D/819)

Echterding Colour Pigeon (D/443) Egyptian Frill Egyptian Swift pigeon (GB/043)

Egyptian Tumbler Eichbühl (CH/484) Eisk Double-crested Tumbler (RUS(D)/870) Elbing White-head Tumbler (D/908)

Elster Cropper (D/305)

Elster Purzler (= Old German Magpie Tumbler (D/828)) English Barb (= Barb (GB/102))

English Carrier (= Carrier (GB/101))

English Exhibition Homer (= Exhibition Homer (GB/028)) English Fantail (= Garden Fantail (GB/608))

English Long-faced Tumbler (clean-legged (GB/830) and muffed (GB/831))

English Magpie pigeon (GB/807)

English Nun (= Nun (GB/896)) English Owl pigeon (GB/712)

English Pouter (GB/310)

English Short-faced Tumbler (GB/832)

English Show Homer (= Show Homer (GB/027))

English Show Tippler (GB/829) → Tippler English Trumpeter (ESKT/508)

Erlau Tumbler (H/860) Escampadissa Tumbler (E/923)

Exhibition Flying Tippler (GB/919) → Tippler

Exhibition Homer (GB/028)

F Fantail (GB/606)

Fat Shan Blue Félegyháza Tumbler (H/858)

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Pigeon Breeds This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia). Other Columbidae species (e.g., the Barbary dove, Streptopelia risoria) have been domesticated and developed into breeds, but these are generally simple colour variation…

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