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  2. Valencian Figurita - Wikipedia

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    Valencian Figurita Valencian Figurita, dun color. The Valencian Figurita is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] It originated in Valencia, Spain hundreds of years ago and is the smallest (4-6 ounces) of the many fancy pigeon breeds.

  3. List of pigeon breeds - Wikipedia

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    This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica). 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 .

  4. Gaditano Pouter - Wikipedia

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    The Gaditano Pouter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] Gaditano Pouters, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants of the rock dove ( Columba livia ).

  5. Category:Pigeon breeds by country of origin - Wikipedia

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    Pigeon breeds originating in the United Kingdom (2 C, 2 P) Pigeon breeds originating in the United States (4 P) Pages in category "Pigeon breeds by country of origin"

  6. List of birds of Spain - Wikipedia

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    The area covered by this list is mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, and three small Spanish enclaves on the North African shore. The avifauna of Spain included a total of 664 species recorded in the wild by 2022 according to Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO/BirdLife) with supplemental additions from Avibase.

  7. Columbidae - Wikipedia

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    Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a ' peeping ' chick, [6] while dove is an ultimately Germanic word, possibly referring to the bird's diving flight. [7] The English dialectal word culver appears to derive from Latin columba. [6] A group of doves has sometimes been called a "dule", taken from the French word deuil ...

  8. Black Iberian pig - Wikipedia

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    The ham known as Jamón Ibérico in Spain and Presunto de Porco Preto in Portugal, is an Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese) delicacy made from the acorn-fed black Iberian pig. At least a hectare of healthy dehesa is needed to raise a single pig, and since the trees may be several hundred years old, the prospects for reforesting lost dehesa are slim ...

  9. Domestic pigeon - Wikipedia

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    The domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma domestica) [2] is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove or rock pigeon. The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets mention the domestication of pigeons more than 5,000 years ago, as do Egyptian hieroglyphics.