Cologne Tumbler

Cologne Tumbler
Blue checquer
Country of originNetherlands
Classification
Australian Breed GroupNot listed
US Breed GroupTumblers, Rollers, and Highflyers
EE Breed GroupTumblers and Highflyers
Notes
This breed comes in many colors and markings with white eyes

The Cologne Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon. Cologne Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The Cologne Tumbler pigeon originates in the Netherlands[1] and is found in clean legged and muffled varieties.[2]

Tumbling

Pigeon tumbling is known as the act of performing a flip while flying. Many birds are bred specifically to perform this action, though it has been noted in pigeons since 1600 B.C.E.[3] Darwin found this to be a rather extraordinary genetic variation. [4]

  • Reduced Cologne Tumbler
    Reduced Cologne Tumbler
  • Black Cologne Tumbler
    Black Cologne Tumbler
  • Grizzle Cologne Tumbler
    Grizzle Cologne Tumbler
  • Magpied marked Cologne Tumbler
    Magpied marked Cologne Tumbler

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cologne Tumbler ( Kölner Tümmler ) | Pigeontype". 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. ^ "Other Performance Breeds". nbrc.us. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. ^ Entrikin, Richard K.; Bryant, S. H. (December 1974). "Tumbling in pigeons". Nature. 252 (5485): 706–708. Bibcode:1974Natur.252..706E. doi:10.1038/252706a0. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 4437622. S2CID 6012695.
  4. ^ Darwin, Charles (1897). Animals and Plants under Domestication. Appleton, New York.
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