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Berlin Short-faced Tumbler

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Berlin Short-faced Tumbler
Conservation statusCommon
Classification
US Breed GroupTumbler, roller, flyer
EE Breed GroupTumbler and highflyer
Notes
The "face" in this breed refers to the distance between the center of the eye and the corner of the mouth.

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 of the rock dove (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

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.