English Fantail

English Fantail

English Fantail
Conservation status Common
Other names Garden Fantail
Country of origin Origin India, developed in England
Traits
Feather ornamentation Fan shaped tail with 30 to 40 feathers
Classification
Australian Breed Group Asian feather and voice pigeons
US Breed Group Fancy pigeons
EE Breed Group Structure pigeons
Notes
A popular exhibition breed.
Pigeon
Columba livia

The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy pigeon.[1] The Fantail, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The Fantail is said to have originated in India, but there are early references to it in Spain and China.[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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