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The Birmingham Roller has both a flying type and a show type. Show Rollers are larger than the flying variety, and are bred just for show. A similar breed called a Parlor Roller look much like Birmingham Rollers, but can't fly; rather, they spin backwards, somersaulting on the ground for many yards.
A Birmingham Roller. A roller pigeon is a domesticated breed or variety of pigeon that has been selected for its ability to tumble or roll in the air. [1] Varieties of roller pigeons include: Birmingham Roller; Galatz Roller; Oriental Roller; Parlor Roller
Pages in category "Pigeon breeds originating in England" ... Birmingham Roller; Bokhara Trumpeter; E. English Carrier pigeon; English Fantail; English Long-faced Tumbler;
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 .
Classic Almond Oriental Roller bred by Zeljko Talanga. The key hallmark of the Oriental Roller is its flying style. They show a variety of different figures in the air, which are single somersaults, double somersaults, rolling (a number of uncountable somersaults), rotation with open wings, nose dives, sudden change of direction during flight and very rarely axial turns.
Charles Darwin, English naturalist, kept fancy pigeon breeds for observation and anatomical study of his test breeding. Yul Brynner, actor, The King and I, owned Roller pigeons, known to take private helicopter to view aerial performance of his pigeons. [33]
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1 Birmingham Roller. 4 comments. 2 Modenas as homer-type pigeons. 8 comments. 3 over 300 pigeon breeds? 1 comment. 4 Utility Pigeons / Homer / Hen pigeons. 1 comment.