Berlin Short-Faced Tumbler

Berlin Short-Faced Tumbler

Berlin Short-Faced Tumbler
Conservation status Common
Classification
US Breed Group Tumbler, Roller, Flyer
EE Breed Group Tumbler and Highflyer
Notes
The "face" in this breed refers to the distance between the center of the eye and the corner of the mouth.
Pigeon
Columba livia

The Berlin Short-Faced Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1] Berlin Short-Faced Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).

Origin

This breed was developed by crossing the Ancient Tumbler, Kazaner Tumbler and other breeds in Berlin and surrounds in the mid 19th Century.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
  2. ↑ Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards.
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