English Short-Faced Tumbler
 English Short-Faced Tumbler | |
| Conservation status | Common |
|---|---|
| Other names | English Short Face Tumbler[1] |
| Classification | |
| US Breed Group | Tumblers, Rollers and High Flyers[1] |
| EE Breed Group | Tumbler and Highflyer[2] |
| Notes | |
| The word "face" in the name of this breed refers to the distance from the centre of the eye to the corner of the mouth. Compare with the English Long-Faced Tumbler. | |
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Pigeon Columba livia | |
The English Short-Faced Tumbler[2] is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[3] English Short Faced Tumblers along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The Short Faced Tumbler is one of the oldest breeds referred to in Moore's book of 1735.[4]
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References
- 1 2 Breeds from the NPA Standard: table of contents by group
- 1 2 EE-List of the breeds of fancy pigeons (ELFP) by the Section for Fancy pigeons of the European Association of Poultry-, Pigeon- and Rabbit breeders – Revision 11. June 2012
- ↑ Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
- ↑ Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards.
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