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Szegedin Highflyer. The Szegedin Highflyer is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] Szegedin Highflyers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).
The three Western European Columba pigeons, common wood pigeon, stock dove and rock dove, though superficially alike, have very distinctive characteristics; the common wood pigeon may be identified at once by its larger size at 38–44.5 cm (15– 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and weight 300–615 g (10 + 5 ⁄ 8 – 21 + 3 ⁄ 4 oz), and the white on its ...
The Budapest Highflyer (also known as Poltli and Budapest Coloured) is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] Budapest Highflyers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The breed is the most popular in its native Hungary. [2]
Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years [ 1 ] and in almost every part of the world. In that time, humans have substantially altered the morphology and the behaviour of the domesticated descendants of the rock dove to suit their needs ...
The breed in the Stralsund zoo The Stralsund Highflyer ( German : Stralsunder Hochflieger ) is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding . Stralsund Highflyers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants from the rock pigeon ( Columba livia ).
The largest of the flying pigeon breeds, the Old English Carrier was originally used for sending messages. By the mid 19th century, the points in the standard of the English Carrier were deemed to have been achieved, and the breed was praised for its "perfectness to which all the points most admired have been brought". [3]
The ancestors of all present Cropper/ Pouter breeds; date to at least 400 years ago in Europe. This relationship enabled the use of the related breeds when one became in danger of becoming extinct. Immediately after the Second World War , the Dutch and Ghent Croppers were used to bring each other back to their standard.
The Nis Highflier (Serbian: Niški Visokoletac) [1] is a breed of Fancy pigeon [2] developed over many years of selective breeding. Nis Highfliers along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).